Truck driver fled after fatal Brooklyn pedestrian crash
A truck driver left after striking a pedestrian in a Brooklyn crash recorded at 9:13 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue; police said a Kia driver later struck the man, and the record lists one pedestrian killed.
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What We Know
A truck driver struck a pedestrian and left the scene, police said; a Kia driver later struck the man. The official record dates the crash to 9:13 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, and identifies the person killed as a 47-year-old man. Reports differ on the truck's route and where the first impact happened: the New York Post said the man became trapped beneath the truck and was dislodged as the driver turned west onto Caton Avenue; amNewYork said police had not established where the initial impact occurred and described the man falling as the driver turned right onto Coney Island Avenue. ABC7 identified the truck as FedEx, while the Post said authorities had not confirmed that identification.
Police accounts differ on the truck's route
The New York Post reported that police said a tractor-trailer driver was heading north on Coney Island Avenue when he struck a pedestrian, who became trapped beneath the truck. The Post said the man was dislodged as the driver turned west onto Caton Avenue, then a Kia Forte driver struck him.
amNewYork reported that police had not established where the first impact occurred and described the man becoming dislodged as the truck driver turned right onto Coney Island Avenue. It also reported that a Kia sedan driver struck him afterward.
The reports identify two drivers and a pedestrian
The pedestrian
The official crash record identifies one person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian. The New York Post described him as unidentified.
The drivers
The New York Post and amNewYork reported that a 24-year-old man drove the Kia. The Post said he remained at the scene; ABC7 reported that he stayed with the pedestrian until emergency services arrived.
Vehicle descriptions vary across reports
The official crash record lists a 2006 Volvo diesel tractor truck and a 2022 Kia sedan. The New York Post described the first vehicle as a tractor-trailer and the Kia as a Kia Forte; amNewYork described the Kia as a sedan. ABC7 identified the truck as FedEx, while the Post said authorities had not confirmed early reports identifying it as a FedEx truck.
Police were still searching the next day
The New York Post, amNewYork and ABC7 reported that the truck driver left without stopping. As of midday Nov. 10, amNewYork reported that police were searching for the truck driver and that the Kia driver was not facing charges. ABC7 reported that no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
Where
CATON AVENUE and CONEY ISLAND AVENUE