Driver Hits and Kills Woman Crossing in Kensington
A driver going south on McDonald Avenue hit and killed 68-year-old Joyce Greenberg at Webster Avenue on July 23, 2023; police told the Daily News she was crossing in her wheelchair and died at Maimonides.
What We Know
A 73-year-old driver in a Lexus SUV was heading south on McDonald Avenue in Kensington at about 1:30 p.m. on July 23, 2023, when she hit 68-year-old Joyce Greenberg as Greenberg crossed Webster Avenue, police told the Daily News. The city crash record lists one pedestrian death at McDonald Avenue and Webster Avenue and cites Driver Inattention/Distraction for the driver. The Daily News reported that Greenberg was in her wheelchair, became pinned beneath the SUV, and was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene, and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad investigated.
A crossing at Webster Avenue turned fatal
Police told the Daily News that a 73-year-old driver in a Lexus SUV was traveling south on McDonald Avenue beneath the elevated F subway when she hit Joyce Greenberg as Greenberg crossed Webster Avenue. The city crash record places the crash at McDonald Avenue and Webster Avenue at 1:29 p.m. on July 23, 2023.
Paramedics took Greenberg to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and that a smashed wheelchair was seen near the crosswalk.
Joyce Greenberg lived nearby
The Daily News identified the woman killed as Joyce Greenberg, 68. The paper reported that she lived about two blocks from the crash at the Joseph Belsky House, an independent living facility on Lawrence Avenue.
The official record cites driver distraction
The city crash record lists Driver Inattention/Distraction for the driver. The reviewed articles reported that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad investigated the crash.
McDonald Avenue has seen repeated harm
The crash happened at McDonald Avenue and Webster Avenue in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location context for McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn records 656 crashes, 426 injuries, 30 serious injuries, and 3 deaths since 2022.
A burial charity stepped in
The Daily News reported that Chesed Shel Emes, a charity organization that provides free Jewish burials, arranged Greenberg's burial after finding she had no next of kin.