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.
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
Press Articles
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