Driver flees after fatally hitting pedestrian in Brooklyn.
A northbound driver hit and killed a pedestrian on East 108th Street shortly after 4 a.m. on June 25, 2022, then fled, police said; the city recorded the crash at Farragut Road.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Shortly after 4 a.m. on June 25, 2022, a driver heading north on East 108th Street hit a pedestrian in Brooklyn and fled, police said. Witnesses described the man, who was in his 60s, pushing a shopping cart. He died at the scene. The city crash record places the collision at Farragut Road and lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor for the sedan; the news report places it near Stanley Avenue. Police had made no arrest when the report was published later that day.
The driver continued north and fled.
Witnesses told police that a driver heading north on East 108th Street hit the man shortly after 4 a.m. on June 25, 2022. Police said the driver fled and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The city record identifies the vehicle as a sedan.
Sources place the collision at different cross streets.
The city crash record places the collision at East 108th Street and Farragut Road in Brooklyn. A news report citing police and witnesses places it on East 108th Street near Stanley Avenue.
Witnesses saw the man with a shopping cart.
The news report described the man as homeless and in his 60s. Witnesses said he was pushing a shopping cart along East 108th Street before the driver hit him.
The crash record cites a failure to yield.
The city recorded failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor for the sedan. Police had made no arrest when the news report was published on June 25, 2022.