BMW driver was charged after a fatal Belt Parkway crash.
BMW driver Fitzroy Moore was later arrested and charged in connection with the October 16, 2023, Belt Parkway crash; the police record gives the time as 10:26 p.m. and records one death and two injuries, while the Daily News identified 24-year-old Rakibul Hasan as the person killed.
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What We Know
A BMW driver hit Rakibul Hasan's Toyota Prius from behind as Hasan traveled east on the Belt Parkway near Plumb Beach, according to the preliminary police account reported by 1010 WINS. The impact sent the Toyota across the median, where a westbound Honda driver then hit it. Hasan, 24, died and two others were injured. In December 2024, the Daily News reported that police arrested and charged BMW driver Fitzroy Moore.
A rear impact sent the Toyota across the median.
At 10:26 p.m. on October 16, 2023, a BMW driver hit Rakibul Hasan's Toyota Prius from behind as Hasan traveled east on the Belt Parkway, according to the preliminary police account reported by 1010 WINS. The impact sent the Toyota across the median, where a westbound Honda driver then hit it.
The police record counts one person killed and two injured; 1010 WINS identifies Hasan, 24, as the person who died. The report said both other drivers stayed at the scene and were taken to hospitals in stable condition.
Near Plumb Beach and the Flatbush Avenue exit.
The police record places the crash on the Belt Parkway. Press accounts locate it near Plumb Beach and the Flatbush Avenue exit in Brooklyn. The reported sequence crossed the median from eastbound to westbound traffic, making the opposing directions central to how the crash unfolded.
Hasan worked while pursuing his education and supporting family.
Hasan immigrated from Bangladesh with his family and lived in East New York with his parents and siblings, according to Brooklyn Paper and El Diario. He drove part-time for Uber while pursuing a GED and earlier worked in a Burger King kitchen in Queens. His former coworker Masum Matubbar remembered him as happy and religious; El Diario also described him as kind and helpful.
Relatives told the Daily News that Hasan worked to help support his family. His uncle lent him a Toyota Prius so he could drive for Uber while pursuing his GED. The Daily News reported that Hasan was heading home after an Uber shift when the crash happened. His uncle said, “I call him my son. I loved him.”
Reports differ on two vehicle classifications.
1010 WINS described Hasan's Toyota Prius as a sedan and the Honda CR-V as an SUV. The police crash record instead classifies the Toyota as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle and the Honda as a sedan. Both sources describe the BMW as a sedan.
Police later arrested and charged Moore.
In December 2024, the Daily News reported that police arrested Fitzroy Moore, identified in its account as the BMW driver, and charged him with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and speeding. His arraignment was pending at the time of that report.