Fatal crash

Speeding SUV Driver Kills 76‑Year‑Old Passenger

A 60-year-old Cadillac SUV driver sped up Cadman Plaza West and crashed. Police recorded unsafe speed and road-rage driving. The 76-year-old woman trapped in the back seat died; the driver was left with crush injuries.

1fatality
August 22, 2022date
4:40 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 60-year-old man driving a Cadillac SUV north on Cadman Plaza West near Furman Street in Brooklyn crashed while going straight. Police recorded unsafe speed and aggressive driving/road rage as contributing factors. The driver suffered crush injuries and was trapped. A 76-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was also trapped and died of crush injuries.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 76; Female; Position: Right rear passenger or motorcycle sidecar passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2020 CADI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: Northwest; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Aggressive Driving/Road Rage

Where

Cadman Plaza West & Furman St, Brooklyn

Loading map...
NYC traffic deaths since 2022

Press Articles

CrashCount has not found any press coverage for this fatal crash.

Source Data