Police Said Drivers Fled After Borough Park Pedestrian Was Killed
A driver in a 2021 Honda CR-V hit 46-year-old Mohammed Hossain at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street on Nov. 13, 2023, and police told reporters two drivers fled after he was fatally injured.
What We Know
Mohammed Hossain, 46, was fatally injured late on Nov. 13, 2023, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn. Police told reporters the driver of a 2021 Honda CR-V hit him as he crossed, kept going, and that a second southbound driver may have hit him after he fell. The official crash record lists one pedestrian death at the intersection and records two southbound SUV drivers. The official person record says Hossain was crossing against the signal; press accounts focused on the drivers leaving the scene.
What police said happened late Monday night
The crash happened at about 10:37 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2023, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn, according to the official crash record. The record lists one pedestrian, a 46-year-old man, killed at the intersection.
The Daily News reported that police identified the pedestrian as Mohammed Hossain and said the driver of a 2021 Honda CR-V hit him as he crossed Fort Hamilton Parkway near 37th Street. AMNY reported that police said Hossain was crossing 37th Street at Fort Hamilton Parkway when the driver hit him.
Fort Hamilton Parkway has a history of severe crashes
The crash happened at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location data for Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn shows 766 crashes, 497 injuries, 29 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.
The official record and press accounts describe two southbound drivers
The official crash record lists two southbound SUV drivers, each with one occupant. One record is for a 2021 Honda SUV; the other is for a 2015 Lincoln SUV.
Press accounts reported that police said the Honda driver kept going and that a second southbound driver may also have hit Hossain after he fell. AMNY reported that both drivers fled and had not been caught as of Nov. 14, 2023.
Mohammed Hossain died near home
The Daily News reported that Hossain suffered a massive head injury and died at the scene. The article also reported, citing police, that he was about half a mile from home when he was hit.
Records point to signal timing and driver attention issues
The official person record says Hossain was crossing against the signal and lists pedestrian error or confusion and traffic-control disregard as contributing factors.
For the second listed SUV driver, the official vehicle record lists driver inattention or distraction and reaction to an uninvolved vehicle as contributing factors. Press accounts did not report charges in the immediate aftermath.