Unlicensed Speeding Driver Kills Woman on Essex
An unlicensed driver pushed a Chevy sedan too fast down Essex Street and slammed into a line of vehicles, including a bus. A 44-year-old woman riding in the back seat took the worst of it and died there as eighteen people were left hurt.
What We Know
According to the police report, an unlicensed driver in a Chevy sedan traveled at unsafe speed on Essex Street near New Lots Avenue and hit three other vehicles, including a bus. The force of the crash injured eighteen people. A 44-year-old woman riding as a right rear passenger suffered whole-body internal injuries and died at the scene. Police recorded unsafe speed and other vehicular factors in the crash, along with driver inattention linked to the passenger’s death.
People
Occupant killed
Age 44; Female; Position: Right rear passenger or motorcycle sidecar passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2003 CHEV -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
SUV
2021 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Slowing or Stopping; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed
Bus
2021 NE/FL; Occupants: 9; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Other Vehicular
SUV
2006 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Slowing or Stopping; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Second contributing factor: Other Vehicular
Where
Essex St & New Lots Ave, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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