Cyclist killed on Parkside Avenue near Prospect Park
Kala Santiago, 25, died in a 7 a.m. Parkside Avenue bicycle crash recorded by the city; Streetsblog named the eastbound truck driver as Saeed Ahmed and reported that he remained at the scene.
What We Know
Kala Santiago was riding eastbound on Parkside Avenue near Parade Place at about 7 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2022, when she was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer driver. Streetsblog identified the driver as Saeed Ahmed and reported that he remained at the scene. Press accounts differed on the sequence: AMNY reported that the victim lost control and fell into the road, while Streetsblog reported that a later NYPD release did not blame either Santiago or the driver. The city crash record lists improper passing or lane usage as a contributing factor and records a parked flatbed among the involved vehicles.
A fatal morning crash on Parkside Avenue
At about 7 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2022, a crash on Parkside Avenue killed one bicyclist, a 25-year-old woman. The city record lists a diesel tractor truck, a bicycle and a parked flatbed as involved.
Streetsblog reported that police identified the bicyclist as Kala Santiago and said she and the tractor-trailer driver were both traveling eastbound near Parade Place when the collision occurred.
Near Prospect Park and Parade Place
The crash happened on Parkside Avenue near Parade Place, along the edge of Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
Streetsblog reported that Parkside Avenue is not a designated truck route, though it is surrounded by truck routes, and quoted residents who said the roadway is often jammed with trucks. The outlet also reported that the city had narrowed the roadway and added a protected bike lane farther east between Ocean and Coney Island avenues.
Santiago and the driver
Streetsblog identified the bicyclist as Kala Santiago. The official record identifies the killed bicyclist as a 25-year-old woman.
Streetsblog identified the tractor-trailer driver as Saeed Ahmed. The outlet reported that he remained at the scene and was not immediately charged; AMNY also reported that the driver remained and that no arrests had been made at that time.
Accounts differed on the sequence
The city record lists improper passing or lane usage as a contributing factor and also lists driver inexperience in the bicycle record.
Press accounts did not settle how the crash unfolded. AMNY reported that the victim lost control of the bike and fell into the road. Streetsblog reported that an initial NYPD account said the bicyclist collided with the truck, while a later NYPD release did not blame either Santiago or the driver. Streetsblog also quoted Ahmed saying Santiago was ahead of him, he moved to pass, and he believed she may have hit a parked car before falling.
Emergency response and investigation
AMNY reported that paramedics responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Both AMNY and Streetsblog reported that the driver remained at the scene, and AMNY said the investigation was ongoing that day.