Tow Truck Driver Turns Left, Kills Woman
A tow truck driver swung left off Avenue C and hit a 67-year-old woman in the intersection. Her head took the blow. She died there in the evening dark, another pedestrian erased by a turning truck.
What We Know
According to the police report, a male driver in a 2022 Dodge tow truck was turning left from Avenue C onto East 10th Street on a February evening when he hit a 67-year-old woman who was standing in the roadway at the intersection. The front of the truck struck her head, and she died of her injuries at the scene. The report notes that the crash involved an oversized truck operating after dark.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 67; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2022 DODG-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Avenue C & East 10th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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