Driver Remained After Pedestrian Was Killed in Midtown Truck Crash
Police said a truck driver remained to speak with investigators after a pedestrian was fatally hit near Eighth Avenue and West 44th Street, where the official record logged one pedestrian death at 11:33 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2022.
What We Know
A pedestrian was killed late Thursday morning at Eighth Avenue and West 44th Street in Midtown. The official record logs the crash at 11:33 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2022, with one pedestrian death and a box truck involved. The Post, citing police, reported that the man was walking near that location when he was hit by a tractor-trailer being used for construction and was pronounced dead at the scene. The official record describes the victim as a 62-year-old man; the Post reported police initially believed he was in his 40s. Police said the truck driver stayed to speak with investigators, and White Cap said it was cooperating with law enforcement after a Kenseal truck was involved.
A late-morning fatal crash in Midtown
Police told the Post that a man walking near West 44th Street and Eighth Avenue was fatally hit by a tractor-trailer being used for construction around 11:30 a.m. The official record places the crash at 11:33 a.m. at Eighth Avenue and West 44th Street and records one pedestrian killed.
The official record describes the victim as a 62-year-old man. The Post reported that police initially believed the man was in his 40s, creating a disagreement between the later official record and the early police account reported that day.
The driver stayed, and a vendor described the scene
Police told the Post that the truck driver remained at the scene to talk with officers. Food vendor Momhed Ahmed told the Post he heard the impact, saw the man under the truck and saw the driver get out and react with distress.
The official driver entry describes one licensed New York male driver in the truck.
Records and reporting describe the truck differently
The official record lists the involved vehicle as a 2016 Mack box truck. The Post described the truck differently, as a tractor-trailer being used for construction, and reported that it bore Blue Kenseal Construction Products lettering.
The Post reported records showing 117 traffic violations associated with the truck, including seven school-zone speeding tickets and one red-light ticket since 2015. White Cap, which the Post identified as the owner, said it was saddened by the fatality and cooperating with law enforcement.
Eighth Avenue has a sustained injury record
City crash data places the fatal crash at Eighth Avenue and West 44th Street in Manhattan’s 10036 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for 8th Avenue in Manhattan counts 1,242 crashes, 612 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 5 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026, showing that this death occurred on a corridor with a sustained injury record.