Driver fatally hits woman crossing Belt Parkway in Brooklyn.
A 24-year-old driver in a Volkswagen sedan hit and killed Megan Oravsky, 40, as she crossed the Belt Parkway in Sheepshead Bay on Oct. 9, 2023; the official record gives the time as 9:16 p.m., while news reports put it at about 9:20 p.m.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police reporting says a 24-year-old driver hit Oravsky as she crossed the Belt Parkway and stayed at the scene. Gothamist placed the crash near Exit 9A, while News 12 cited the Knapp Street exit. News 12 reported that Oravsky died after being taken to a hospital; Gothamist reported her transport to NYU Langone Brooklyn but did not specify where she died.
Reports placed the crash at different exits.
Gothamist reported that Oravsky was crossing the eastbound lanes near Exit 9A when a driver in a black Volkswagen sedan hit her. News 12 placed the crash near the Knapp Street exit. Both reports gave an approximate time of 9:20 p.m.; the official record lists 9:16 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2023.
Gothamist identified Oravsky as 40.
The official record identifies the person killed as a pedestrian; Gothamist identified her as Megan Oravsky, 40. Gothamist reported that her last known address was a supportive housing building on Winthrop Street in East Flatbush.
Gothamist identified the sedan and its driver.
Gothamist described the vehicle as a black Volkswagen sedan and said its driver was 24. The official record lists a sedan traveling east.
Reports differ in how specifically they describe her death.
News 12 reported that Oravsky was taken to a hospital and later died there. Gothamist reported that she was taken to NYU Langone Brooklyn but did not specify where she died. Gothamist said the driver stayed at the scene and that police reported no criminality; News 12 said the driver remained and that no arrests had been made at the time of its report.
Where
BELT PARKWAY