Driver turning left kills pedestrian at Post and Decker avenues.
Police said a driver turning left from Decker Avenue struck a 60-year-old pedestrian at Post and Decker avenues in Port Richmond around 8 a.m. on July 2, 2023; the official record counts one pedestrian death.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told the Daily News that a 79-year-old woman driving an Audi A4 turned left from Decker Avenue onto Post Avenue and struck the pedestrian; the official vehicle entry lists a male driver and a 2010 Audi sedan. The crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene, was taken to a hospital with a knee injury, and had not been charged as of July 5, 2023.
A left turn at Post and Decker
Police told the Daily News that the pedestrian was crossing at Post and Decker avenues in Port Richmond when a driver turning left from Decker Avenue onto Post Avenue struck him. The official record places the collision at 8 a.m. on July 2, 2023, at 974 Post Avenue and says the pedestrian was crossing with the signal.
The crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
The reports describe the driver and car differently
The Daily News described the driver as a 79-year-old woman and the vehicle as an Audi A4; El Diario also described a 79-year-old woman. The official vehicle entry lists a male driver and a 2010 Audi sedan.
Hospital treatment and the investigation
The Daily News reported that responders took the man to Richmond University Medical Center and that he could not be saved. El Diario said he later died and cited an earlier report describing his condition as critical but stable and saying death was unlikely.
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and was taken to the same hospital with a knee injury. No charges had been filed as of the newspaper's July 5, 2023, report.
Where
974 POST AVENUE