Teen Pickup Driver’s Distraction Kills 4‑Year‑Old
A 16‑year‑old permit driver ran a pickup along Atlantic Avenue and lost focus. Police say his inattention and speed ended a 4‑year‑old boy’s life in the back seat and left the front passenger with a serious fracture.
What We Know
A 16-year-old permit driver in a pickup truck hit another object with the front of the vehicle on Atlantic Avenue near Brooklyn Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, officers recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed contributing to the crash. A 4-year-old rear passenger suffered severe bleeding and died. An 11-year-old front passenger sustained a fracture and dislocation. The teenage driver reported whiplash. The crash occurred on an arterial street in the afternoon.
People
Occupant killed
Age 4; Male; Position: Left rear passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Other
2023; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Permit; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Where
Atlantic Ave & Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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