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Fatal crash

Driver Backs Boom Lift Over Teen Pedestrian

A boom‑lift driver reversed at East 7th and 1st Avenue and hit a 19-year-old crossing the intersection. Steel crushed his body. He died there in the morning light.

1fatality
November 17, 2023date
8:38 a.m.time

What We Know

A 19-year-old man was killed at East 7th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan on a Friday morning. According to the police report, a driver backing a boom lift hit the pedestrian as he crossed at the intersection, causing fatal crush injuries to his entire body. Police recorded an oversized vehicle as a contributing factor. The man died at the scene.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 19; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Other

    2023 JLG; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Backing; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: No Damage; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Oversized Vehicle

Where

1st Ave & East 7th St, Manhattan

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