Unlicensed Pickup Driver Kills Man on Eastern Parkway
A pickup driver sped down Eastern Parkway in the rain and hit a 56-year-old man in the roadway. Police recorded unsafe speed and distraction. The man died where he fell.
What We Know
According to the police report, a male driver in a 2017 pickup traveling west on Eastern Parkway near Schenectady Avenue hit a 56-year-old man who was in the roadway. Police recorded unsafe speed and driver inattention or distraction as contributing factors. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene on that rainy Sunday evening.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 56; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Other
2017 CHEV-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Where
Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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