Belt Parkway driver hits man, leaves him dead
A 40-year-old man stepped into an eastbound Belt Parkway lane at night. A Toyota driver hit him head-on. The pedestrian died there under the overpass; the licensed driver survived with leg pain.
What We Know
A 40-year-old man was killed late on a Friday night on the eastbound Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. According to the police report, he stepped into the travel lane beneath an overpass, where a 37-year-old licensed driver in a 2016 Toyota sedan hit him head-on. The pedestrian suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. The driver reported leg pain. Police recorded pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 40; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2016 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion
Where
Belt Pkwy
Press Articles
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