Driver charged after fatal Fulton Street crash
Police said Tanaisa Carhigh hit Jamel Finney on Fulton Street on October 19, 2022; the city record counts one pedestrian fatality, and Patch reported Finney died 10 days later.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said Tanaisa Carhigh, 29, hit Jamel Finney, 48, as he crossed Fulton Street near Franklin Avenue on October 19, 2022. Patch identified the vehicle as a 2021 Ford Escape, while the official record categorizes a 2021 Ford as a station wagon/SUV. Reports differ on the time: Patch, citing police, reported about 11:30 a.m.; the official record gives 11:25 p.m. Patch reported that Finney died 10 days later and that police charged Carhigh with impaired driving and vehicular assault.
Reports differ on when the crash happened.
Police told Patch that Tanaisa Carhigh, 29, was driving when she hit Jamel Finney, 48, as he crossed Fulton Street near Franklin Avenue on October 19, 2022. The official record gives the crash time as 11:25 p.m.; Patch, citing police, reported about 11:30 a.m.
The vehicle descriptions differ.
Patch identified the vehicle Carhigh was driving as a 2021 Ford Escape. The official record lists a 2021 Ford in the category “Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle.”
Finney died from his injuries 10 days later.
Finney, a Prospect Heights resident, was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and died 10 days after the crash from head and body injuries, Patch reported.
Police later charged Carhigh.
Carhigh, a Brownsville resident, was taken into custody for impaired driving and later charged with impaired driving and vehicular assault, police told Patch.
Where
FULTON STREET