Box truck driver involved in fatal Brooklyn cyclist crash.
A 26-year-old box truck driver was involved in a crash that killed a 56-year-old cyclist at Clarkson and Rogers avenues in Brooklyn at 10:08 a.m. on October 4, 2023; the Daily News reported it happened four blocks from the cyclist's home.
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What We Know
The crash happened at 10:08 a.m. on October 4, 2023, at Clarkson and Rogers avenues. Accounts differ about the movements and sequence: the Daily News reported that the driver was westbound on Clarkson, turned right onto Rogers and struck Patterson; amNewYork, citing police, said both were westbound and Patterson continued straight into the turning truck. ABC7 instead reported that the truck was northbound on Rogers and turning right onto Clarkson. Official vehicle records list both vehicles as westbound, with the truck making a right turn and the e-bike going straight, but do not specify the streets for those movements. News reports said Patterson was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. They also reported that the driver remained at the scene and had not been charged at the time.
Reports differ on the movements at the intersection
The Daily News reported that the cyclist and the 26-year-old box truck driver were traveling west on Clarkson Avenue when the driver turned right onto Rogers Avenue and struck Patterson. AmNewYork, citing police, also described both as westbound on Clarkson, but said Patterson attempted to continue straight and collided with the truck as the driver turned.
ABC7 gave a different account, saying the truck was northbound on Rogers Avenue and turning right onto Clarkson. Official vehicle records list both vehicles as westbound, with the truck making a right turn and the e-bike going straight; those records do not specify the streets for the movements.
The crash happened at Clarkson and Rogers avenues
The official record places the collision at Clarkson Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. The Daily News described the area as East Flatbush, while ABC7 called it Flatbush.
Reports spell the cyclist's first name differently
The Daily News identified the 56-year-old cyclist as Emmanuel Patterson; amNewYork identified him as Emanuel Patterson. AmNewYork reported that he lived in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and the Daily News said the crash happened four blocks from his home.
AmNewYork reported that police found Patterson unconscious and severely injured and took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. ABC7 also reported that he was pronounced dead at the hospital. AmNewYork and the Daily News reported that the box truck driver was 26.
The official record classifies the bicycle as an e-bike
The official collision summary lists a bike, while its detailed vehicle record classifies the cyclist's vehicle as an e-bike. The news reports describe a bicycle or bike without specifying whether it was electric. The truck is identified in the official record and news reports as a box truck.
The driver stayed at the scene
ABC7, amNewYork and the Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene. ABC7 said no charges were immediately filed; amNewYork reported that the driver was not facing charges and that the investigation was ongoing.