Fatal crash

Driver Fails to Yield, Kills Baby Boy

Before dawn on East 108th Street, a driver going straight ahead hit a baby boy in the road near Farragut. Police say the driver failed to yield, and the child died from severe injuries to his entire body.

1fatality
June 25, 2022date
4:05 a.m.time

What We Know

A pre-dawn crash on East 108th Street near Farragut Road in Brooklyn left a baby boy dead after a driver traveling north struck him in the roadway. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor. The child pedestrian suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and was listed as having severe lacerations. No other people were reported injured in this overnight crash.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way

Where

East 108th St & Farragut Rd, Brooklyn

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