MTA bus driver struck and killed a pedestrian at Avenue D and East 10th Street.
An MTA bus driver struck 45-year-old Shawn Gooding at Avenue D and East 10th Street in Manhattan, police said; the official record lists one pedestrian killed there at 10:40 p.m. on March 1, 2024.
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What We Know
An MTA bus driver struck Shawn Gooding, 45, after police accounts said he fell near a crosswalk. Those accounts described a right turn; FOX 5 reported a left turn. Gooding's family said construction near the Jacob Riis Houses had forced pedestrians into the street, but reports did not establish construction as a cause.
Police accounts describe a right turn; FOX 5 reported a left turn.
The Village Sun reported that police said Gooding tripped and fell near a crosswalk at the southwest corner of Avenue D and East 10th Street. It said a 59-year-old driver traveling east on East 10th Street turned right onto southbound Avenue D with a green light, then struck Gooding with the rear of the bus.
CBS and NY1 also reported a right turn, and the official record lists the bus as making a right turn. FOX 5 instead reported a left turn and described the bus as double-length. The official record and The Village Sun put the crash at about 10:40 p.m.; FOX 5 reported about 10:30 p.m.
The Village Sun reported that medics took Gooding to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. CBS also reported that he was pronounced dead at a hospital, without naming it.
Gooding lived close to the intersection.
The Village Sun identified Gooding as a Jacob Riis Houses resident who lived about a block from the intersection. His sister, Wadeeah Sabir, told FOX 5 that he was a good man and did not deserve to die this way.
His family questioned construction conditions.
Gooding's family told FOX 5 that construction near the Jacob Riis Houses had forced people to walk in the street and called for safer conditions. The family attributed his death to the construction; the reviewed reports did not establish it as a cause of the crash.
The investigation was ongoing, with no charge reported.
The Village Sun and NY1 reported that the driver did not remain at the scene. The Village Sun said no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing; FOX 5 reported that the driver had not been charged.
NY1 reported that police believed the driver likely had not realized he struck someone. The New York City Transit president separately told FOX 5 there was no indication the operator knew of an impact. NY1 also reported that the bus had been taken to a depot for inspection.
Where
AVENUE D and EAST 10 STREET