Unlicensed Mercedes Driver Killed in Speed U-Turn Crash
A 42-year-old unlicensed Mercedes driver sped up Gerritsen Avenue and hit a garbage truck mid U-turn near Florence Avenue. He died from head injuries in the driver’s seat while the truck crew survived the overnight impact.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 42-year-old unlicensed man driving a Mercedes north on Gerritsen Avenue hit the rear side of a southbound garbage truck making a U-turn near Florence Avenue just after midnight. Police recorded unsafe speed and alcohol involvement. The driver, alone in the car and not wearing a seatbelt, suffered fatal head injuries. The licensed garbage truck driver and passenger in the oversized truck were not reported injured.
People
Occupant killed
Age 42; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2011 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Alcohol Involvement
Truck
2018 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Making U Turn; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Gerritsen Ave & Florence Ave, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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