Driver fatally hits pedestrian on Flatlands Avenue
A 25-year-old driver in a Ford Focus hit Vorda Begum near Ralph Avenue in Flatlands around 9:40 p.m. on June 20, 2022, and she died after medics took her to a hospital.
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What We Know
A driver in a 2014 Ford Focus hit Vorda Begum on Flatlands Avenue near Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn around 9:40 p.m. on June 20, 2022. Medics took her to Brookdale University Hospital, where she died. Begum had finished a shift as a Taco Bell general manager and was walking toward a bus stop, according to a co-worker. Police said the 25-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not charged. The official record gives Begum's age as 24; the Daily News reported that she was 25.
The collision and hospital response
A driver traveling east on Flatlands Avenue in a 2014 Ford Focus hit Vorda Begum around 9:40 p.m. on June 20, 2022. Medics took Begum to Brookdale University Hospital with head and body injuries, but she died there.
Flatlands Avenue near Ralph Avenue
The collision happened on Flatlands Avenue near Ralph Avenue in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Begum had finished work at a Taco Bell on Ralph Avenue and was walking toward a bus stop, a co-worker told the Daily News.
Begum's work and family
Begum was a general manager at Taco Bell. Her co-worker Carlos Tejeda said she had begun taking the bus instead of paying for rides home and described her as someone who managed the staff well. Her older sister, Rida Malik, told the Daily News she was heartbroken and would miss her. The official crash record gives Begum's age as 24, while the Daily News reported that she was 25.
The driver remained at the scene
Police said the 25-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not charged. Begum's sister told the Daily News that she wanted the driver held responsible.