Drivers collide, killing pedestrian on Brooklyn sidewalk
On April 5, 2023, two drivers collided at 13th Avenue and 50th Street in Brooklyn; the Toyota Sienna spun onto the sidewalk, where pedestrian Chaim Blum, 23, was fatally struck, police told 1010 WINS.
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What We Know
The official record lists the crash at 7:12 p.m. on April 5, 2023, and counts one pedestrian killed. Police told 1010 WINS that drivers of a southbound Honda Odyssey and eastbound Toyota Sienna collided; the Sienna spun onto the sidewalk, where 23-year-old Chaim Blum was struck. The outlet calls the moving vehicles minivans, while official vehicle records list the 2019 Toyota and 2019 Honda as “Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle.” 1010 WINS reported that both drivers were 27-year-old men, remained at the scene and were unhurt; no arrests had been made as of April 6, and the investigation was ongoing.
The collision reached the sidewalk
The official record lists the crash at 7:12 p.m. on April 5, 2023, and counts one pedestrian killed. 1010 WINS reported that it happened around 7:10 p.m. Police told the outlet that drivers of a southbound Honda Odyssey and an eastbound Toyota Sienna collided; the Sienna spun onto the sidewalk, where Blum was struck.
At 13th Avenue and 50th Street
The crash happened at 13th Avenue and 50th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, according to 1010 WINS; the official record lists the same intersection and borough. Police told the outlet that Blum was standing on the sidewalk when the Toyota Sienna spun onto it.
Blum and the drivers
1010 WINS identified the pedestrian as Chaim Blum, 23. The outlet reported that he was taken to Maimonides Medical Center with severe head and body injuries and was pronounced dead.
The report said both drivers were 27-year-old men. They remained at the scene and were unhurt.
Reports describe the vehicles differently
1010 WINS described the moving vehicles as a gray Toyota Sienna and a Honda Odyssey, both minivans. Official vehicle records list a 2019 Toyota traveling east and a 2019 Honda traveling south, and classify each as “Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle.” The official record also lists a parked, unoccupied 2021 Honda.
The official record notes a contributing factor
The official record lists “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor for the driver of the eastbound 2019 Toyota. 1010 WINS did not describe a traffic-control violation.
The investigation was ongoing
As of its April 6, 2023, report, 1010 WINS said there had been no arrests and the investigation remained ongoing.