Parks truck driver fatally strikes man on Coney Island beach
A driver in a New York City Parks Department truck struck and killed a man police said was sleeping on Coney Island beach; the official record counts one pedestrian killed in a July 18, 2022, crash at Riegalman Boardwalk West and Stillwell Avenue.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Police said a man was sleeping on Coney Island beach when a driver in a New York City Parks Department truck struck him early on July 18, 2022. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed, a 47-year-old man, and gives the location as Riegalman Boardwalk West and Stillwell Avenue at 2:20 a.m.; the reports say the crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene, the driver remained there, and the death was under investigation.
Police described an early-morning crash
Police told the Brooklyn Eagle and Amsterdam News that the man was sleeping on the beach and that a driver in a New York City Parks Department truck struck him shortly before 3 a.m. The official record gives the time as 2:20 a.m. on July 18, 2022, and counts one person killed with no injuries.
The record gives an intersection; reports describe the beach
The official record places the crash at Riegalman Boardwalk West and Stillwell Avenue. The reports describe the scene as Coney Island beach, where the man was lying in the sand.
Reports and the official record describe the vehicle differently
The reports identify a New York City Parks Department truck. The official record lists the vehicle type as PK and its make as FORD-TRUCK/BUS. The reports say the driver remained at the scene.
Police said the driver stayed
Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and that the driver remained there. Both reports said the death was under investigation.