Distracted Truck Driver Kills Woman in Bay Ridge
A distracted pickup driver turned left on Bay Ridge Avenue and hit a 52-year-old woman in the roadway near 13th Avenue. She died there under the night sky because a driver could not be bothered to pay attention.
What We Know
According to the police report, a male driver in a 2019 Dodge pickup turned left on Bay Ridge Avenue near 13th Avenue in Brooklyn and hit a 52-year-old woman who was standing in the roadway at the intersection. She suffered fatal head injuries. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor. The crash happened on a below-freezing Tuesday evening after dark.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 52; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Other
2019 DODG-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Where
13th Ave & Bay Ridge Ave, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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