Driver With Tinted Windows Kills Man in Broadway Crosswalk
A 76-year-old man tried to cross Broadway at West 161st. A southbound Dodge sedan, its windows tinted dark, hit him. Police recorded unsafe speed and illegal tint. The crash killed him in the intersection.
What We Know
A 76-year-old pedestrian was killed at Broadway and West 161st Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the man was crossing in the intersection when a southbound Dodge sedan with tinted windows hit him. Police recorded “Tinted Windows” and “Unsafe Speed” as contributing factors. The impact caused fatal head injuries. The driver was going straight at the time of the crash.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 76; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing Against Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2016 DODG -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Tinted Windows; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Where
Broadway & West 161st St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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