Sanitation truck driver struck and killed pedestrian on Kings Highway
A driver in a sanitation truck struck and fatally injured 58-year-old pedestrian Diego Andrade at Kings Highway and East 14th Street in Brooklyn on Jan. 12, 2023, according to Streetsblog's police account and the official crash record.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A driver in a sanitation truck turned left from Kings Highway and struck Diego Andrade as he crossed East 14th Street, according to Streetsblog's police account. The official record gives the crash time as 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2023; Streetsblog reported it happened around 11 p.m. The outlet said Andrade died at Maimonides Medical Center. News 12 and Streetsblog reported that the driver stayed at the scene and had not been charged at the time of their reports.
A turn from Kings Highway
Streetsblog reported, citing police, that the driver of a 2016 Mack truck turned left from Kings Highway and struck Andrade as he crossed East 14th Street. The outlet reported that witnesses said emergency medical workers treated Andrade at the scene, and that he was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
The official record gives the crash time as 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2023. Streetsblog's police account places it at around 11 p.m.
A busy commercial stretch
The crash occurred at Kings Highway and East 14th Street in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood. Streetsblog reported 41 crashes in 2022 across the 10 blocks between Coney Island Avenue and East 21st Street, injuring 13 pedestrians and one cyclist.
Diego Andrade
Streetsblog identified Andrade as a 58-year-old pedestrian. The official record also lists the person killed as a 58-year-old man.
A sanitation truck
Streetsblog described the vehicle as a private sanitation truck and identified it as a 2016 Mack. The official crash record categorizes it as a garbage-or-refuse vehicle.
Factors in the official record
The official vehicle record lists failure to yield right-of-way and an obstructed or limited view as contributing factors. The collision-level record also lists an oversized vehicle. Streetsblog said the crash description suggested the driver either ran a red light or failed to yield, but reported that NYPD declined to provide more information.
The driver stayed at the scene
News 12 and Streetsblog reported that the driver remained at the scene and had not been charged when their reports were published.