Driver Turning at Bedford and Flushing Killed Benjamin Berger
Torriez Bailey, a Maryland driver in a box truck, made a left turn from Flushing Avenue onto Bedford Avenue and hit 63-year-old Benjamin Berger as he crossed with the signal; officials recorded failure to yield and police arrested Bailey.
What We Know
Benjamin Berger, 63, was killed at Flushing Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg on the morning of Oct. 4, 2022. The official record says he was a pedestrian crossing with the signal at the intersection when the driver of a box truck, traveling east and making a left turn, hit him. Police identified the driver as Torriez Bailey, 44, of Maryland, and arrested him for failing to yield and failing to use due care, amNewYork reported. The official record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
A left turn ended in a fatal crossing
The crash happened at 6:34 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2022, at Flushing Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. The official record says the driver of a box truck was traveling east and making a left turn when he hit a pedestrian at the intersection.
The pedestrian, 63-year-old Benjamin Berger, was crossing with the signal, according to the official record. amNewYork reported that surveillance footage posted by Williamsburg News showed him crossing with the walk sign on.
Benjamin Berger died at the scene
Police identified the driver as Torriez Bailey, 44, a Maryland resident. amNewYork reported that police arrested Bailey for failing to yield and failing to use due care.
The corner sits on a high-crash Bedford Avenue corridor
The fatal crash happened at Flushing Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC’s Bedford Avenue corridor view recorded 2,327 crashes, 1,544 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 8 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.