Drivers in Truck and SUV Fatally Run Over Man on Atlantic Avenue
A 36-year-old truck driver and a 72-year-old SUV driver ran over a 39-year-old pedestrian on Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights, police said.
What We Know
Police said a 39-year-old man was running across Atlantic Avenue at Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights when contact with the side-view mirror of an eastbound box truck occurred and the 36-year-old driver ran over him. A 72-year-old driver in an Acura SUV, also eastbound, then ran over him again. The city crash record places the crash at 9:18 p.m. on May 25, 2024, lists one pedestrian death and no injuries, and identifies the involved vehicles as a box truck and an SUV. amNY reported that both drivers remained at the scene and neither was arrested.
Police described two drivers running over the pedestrian
Police told amNY that the man was running across the street at Atlantic and Bedford avenues when contact with the side-view mirror of an eastbound box truck occurred. The 36-year-old driver then ran over him.
Police said a 72-year-old driver in an Acura SUV, also traveling eastbound on Atlantic Avenue, then ran over the man again. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man who died and the drivers who stayed
The official record identifies the person killed as a 39-year-old male pedestrian. No other injuries were recorded.
amNY reported that both drivers remained at the scene and that neither driver was arrested.
The crossing account differs by source
amNY, citing police, reported that the man was running across the street at Atlantic and Bedford avenues. The official record lists the pedestrian as crossing away from an intersection, without a signal or crosswalk, and records pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
No arrests were reported
amNY reported that police were investigating the death and that neither driver had been arrested as of the article’s publication.
Where
Atlantic Ave