Fatal crash

Driver Hits Woman Crossing Belt Parkway at Night

A man driving a 2017 Volkswagen hit a 40-year-old woman crossing Belt Parkway after dark. She went down with a head wound and died on the highway while the car continued eastbound.

1fatality
October 9, 2023date
9:16 p.m.time

What We Know

A 40-year-old woman was killed while crossing Belt Parkway in Brooklyn on an October evening. According to the police report, a male driver traveling east in a 2017 Volkswagen sedan hit her as she crossed the roadway away from an intersection or crosswalk. She suffered a head injury and died at the scene. The crash occurred after dark on a high-speed arterial.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 40; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2017 VOLK -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Belt Pkwy

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