Truck driver hits man at dawn
A truck driver hit a 47-year-old man crossing 2nd Avenue at East 82nd just before sunrise. The man died from head injuries and fractures in the intersection.
What We Know
A 47-year-old man was killed at 2nd Avenue and East 82nd Street in Manhattan before sunrise on April 29, 2023. According to the police report, a licensed driver in a southbound Hino box truck hit the man as he crossed in the intersection. The pedestrian died from head injuries and fractures. Police recorded pedestrian error and disregarded traffic control signals as contributing factors.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 47; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing Against Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2016 HINO -TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Where
2nd Ave & East 82nd St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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