Cyclist killed in right-turn crash at Clarkson and Rogers
A 26-year-old box truck driver was making a right turn at Clarkson Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn when a 56-year-old cyclist riding west was fatally injured; police told reporters the driver remained at the scene.
What We Know
At about 10:08 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2023, a 56-year-old bicyclist traveling west on Clarkson Avenue and a 26-year-old box truck driver traveling west reached Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. The official record says the driver was making a right turn and the rider was going straight, and it lists driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. Police found the cyclist unconscious and badly hurt in the roadway, news reports said, and medics took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. amNY identified him as Emanuel Patterson; the Daily News spelled his first name Emmanuel and reported he was four blocks from home. Both outlets reported that the driver remained at the scene and was not facing charges at the time.
A westbound rider and a turning driver reached Rogers Avenue
The official record places the crash at about 10:08 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2023, at Clarkson Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. It records the bicyclist traveling west and going straight, while the box truck driver was also traveling west and making a right turn.
The two news accounts describe the impact differently. amNY reported that investigators said the rider continued straight and hit the box truck as the driver turned right; the Daily News reported that witnesses told police the driver hit the rider near Rogers Avenue.
News reports identified the cyclist, with a spelling difference
The official record describes the person killed as a 56-year-old male bicyclist. amNY identified him as Emanuel Patterson of Prospect Lefferts Gardens; the Daily News spelled his first name Emmanuel and reported he was four blocks from home when the crash happened.
Rogers Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash was recorded at Clarkson Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn, where Clarkson meets the Rogers Avenue corridor.
CrashCountNYC location context for Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn counts 819 crashes, 559 injuries, 21 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
The driver stayed at the scene
Both amNY and the Daily News reported that the 26-year-old driver remained at the scene. Each outlet also reported that police had not filed charges at the time of publication.