Fatal crash

Distracted Driver Veers Into Parked Cars, Kills Herself

On 14th Avenue, a 49‑year‑old driver drifted south and hit three parked cars. Police recorded distraction and unsafe speed. She died in the wreck. The empty cars stayed cars; she never got to walk away.

1fatality
August 10, 2023date
12:40 p.m.time

What We Know

A 49-year-old woman driving south on 14th Avenue in Brooklyn hit three parked vehicles near 8308 14th Avenue. According to the police report, she died from her injuries at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The parked vehicles were unoccupied, and no pedestrians or cyclists were listed as injured.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 49; Female

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2022 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2023 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • SUV

    2018 HOND -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel

  • Vehicle 4

    Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

Where

8308 14th Ave, Brooklyn

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