A Jeep driver fatally strikes a woman in a Brooklyn crosswalk.
A 72-year-old driver in a Jeep struck and killed a 68-year-old woman at Broadway and Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn at 10:28 a.m. on October 18, 2023; Patch reported that she had fallen in the crosswalk.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 72-year-old driver in a Jeep struck and killed a 68-year-old woman at Broadway and Flushing Avenue on October 18, 2023. The official record places the crash at 10:28 a.m., records one pedestrian killed, lists failure to yield as a contributing factor and records her as crossing with the signal. Patch, citing police, reported that she tripped and fell in the crosswalk before the driver struck her, and that the driver stayed at the scene. The official record lists southbound travel, while Patch reported eastbound travel; police told Patch that right of way had not been determined and no criminality was suspected.
Police described a fall before the collision.
The official record places the collision at Broadway and Flushing Avenue at 10:28 a.m. on October 18, 2023, and records one pedestrian killed. Patch, citing police, put the incident at about 10:30 a.m. and reported that the 68-year-old woman was crossing Broadway when she tripped and fell into the crosswalk; a driver in a Jeep then struck her. Police said she was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead there.
The vehicle reports differ on direction and description.
The official record identifies a 2012 Jeep and gives its type as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle; it lists southbound travel and going straight ahead. Patch, citing NYPD, called it a car and reported eastbound travel on Broadway. The accounts differ on direction, and their vehicle descriptions are not identical.
Police had not resolved right of way.
The official record lists failure to yield as a contributing factor and records the pedestrian as crossing with the signal. In its October 18 report, Patch said police had not determined whether the driver or pedestrian had the right of way, suspected no criminality and had made no arrests as of that afternoon; the investigation was ongoing.
Where
BROADWAY and FLUSHING AVENUE