Fatal crash

SUV driver hits man lying on Belt Parkway

A Lexus SUV driver hit a 55-year-old man lying in the eastbound lanes of Belt Parkway. The impact to his head left him unconscious and he died there, on a cold night road built for speed, not bodies.

1fatality
January 1, 2024date
9:46 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a man driving a 2015 Lexus SUV eastbound on Belt Parkway hit a 55-year-old man who was lying in the roadway. The impact caused a head injury and loss of consciousness, and the pedestrian died at the scene. The crash happened at night on the arterial parkway in Brooklyn, with clear, cold weather reported.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 55; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2015 LEXS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Belt Pkwy

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