Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Linden Boulevard in East New York
A driver in a Chevy sedan hit a 36-year-old man in the Linden Boulevard crosswalk at Ashford Street on a Monday afternoon. The crash crushed his head and killed him where he fell, as traffic kept moving around his body.
What We Know
A driver traveling east on Linden Boulevard hit a 36-year-old man at Ashford Street in East New York on March 18, 2024. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries; it also says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal at the intersection. Police told amNY the man was in the crosswalk, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, and was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. amNY reported that the 59-year-old driver remained at the scene, that criminality was not immediately suspected, and that a review of the sedan's plate showed repeated camera-issued speeding tickets before the crash.
An eastbound driver hit a man at the intersection
At about 1:21 p.m. on March 18, 2024, a male driver in a 2015 Chevy sedan was traveling east and going straight on Linden Boulevard when he hit a 36-year-old man at Ashford Street in Brooklyn. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police told amNY the man was in the crosswalk, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, and was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. The same report said the 59-year-old driver remained at the scene and that criminality was not immediately suspected.
The public record identifies the victim by age, not by name
The official fatality record lists the victim as a 36-year-old male pedestrian. amNY reported on the day of the crash that police had not immediately released his name.
amNY identified the driver as a 59-year-old man. The official vehicle record lists a licensed male driver with a New York license.
The sedan record and its ticket history
The official record describes the involved vehicle as a 2015 Chevy sedan with one occupant, traveling east before the crash. It records center front-end impact and damage.
amNY reported that a How's My Driving NY review showed the sedan's plate had 10 camera-issued speeding tickets since 2021, including eight in the prior year, along with two bus-lane tickets and one red-light ticket.
Signals and prior tickets are separate pieces of evidence
The official fatality record says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal and lists traffic-control disregard and pedestrian error or confusion as contributing factors.
amNY described the driver as lead-footed and reported the plate's prior camera-issued speeding tickets. The article also said police did not immediately suspect criminality.
Linden Boulevard has a long crash record in Brooklyn
The crash happened at Linden Boulevard and Ashford Street in Brooklyn, on the Linden Boulevard corridor.
CrashCountNYC Crash Finder counts 2,223 crashes, 1,585 injuries, 64 serious injuries and 8 deaths on Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn since 2022.