Tractor-Trailer Driver Leaves After Brooklyn Pedestrian Dies
Police recorded a 47-year-old pedestrian killed at Caton and Coney Island avenues on Nov. 9, and press reports said a tractor-trailer driver left after the man became trapped beneath the rig and a 24-year-old Kia driver hit him.
What We Know
City records place the fatal crash at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn on the night of Nov. 9, 2022, and list one pedestrian, a 47-year-old man, killed. Police listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Press accounts said the man became trapped beneath a tractor-trailer and was later hit by a 24-year-old Kia driver who remained at the scene. The reports differed on the tractor-trailer driver's exact movement and where the first impact occurred, but both said the tractor-trailer driver left and police were still seeking that driver the next day. amNY noted that the crash happened at the same crossroads where city officials had announced a broader dangerous-intersections safety effort earlier that year.
A fatal sequence at Caton and Coney Island
City records show that one pedestrian, a 47-year-old man, was killed in a crash at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue at about 9:13 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022. The record lists a diesel tractor-truck and a sedan.
The New York Post reported that police said the tractor-trailer driver was heading north on Coney Island Avenue when the driver hit the man, who became trapped beneath the rig and came free as the driver turned west onto Caton Avenue. amNY reported that investigators said the first impact occurred before officers found the man at the intersection, and that he came loose as the tractor-trailer driver turned right on Coney Island Avenue.
Both articles reported that a 24-year-old Kia driver then hit the pedestrian and remained at the scene.
A crossroads already singled out for safety concerns
The crash was recorded at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. The reviewed articles described the location as Windsor Terrace, just outside Prospect Park.
CrashCountNYC's street context for Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn counted 1,145 crashes, 745 injuries, 60 serious injuries and 5 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
amNY reported that the fatal crash happened at the same crossroads where Mayor Eric Adams and Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez had announced a plan to improve 1,000 dangerous intersections earlier in 2022.
What police and reporters said about the people involved
City records identify the person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian. The Post reported that authorities pronounced him dead at the scene; amNY reported that responding EMS personnel pronounced him dead after police found him lying in the roadway with severe bodily trauma.
The reviewed articles said the Kia driver was 24 and stayed at the scene. amNY reported that the Kia driver was not facing charges at the time.
The Post reported that the tractor-trailer driver left the scene and that it was not clear whether the driver knew the pedestrian had been hit. amNY described the incident as a hit-and-run and reported that police were still searching for the rig operator midday the next day.
Police recorded driver inattention as a factor
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The reviewed press accounts did not report arrests by the next day, and amNY said police were still looking for the tractor-trailer driver.