DOT truck driver fatally strikes pedestrian in Bay Ridge.
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A 31-year-old driver of a DOT truck fatally struck 86-year-old Antonio Conigliaro at Dahlgren Place and 92nd Street on June 12, 2024; News 12 reported surveillance video showed Conigliaro in the crosswalk.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police identified the pedestrian as 86-year-old Antonio Conigliaro. The official record places the crash at Dahlgren Place and 92nd Street at 3:29 p.m. on June 12, 2024, and counts one pedestrian killed. News 12 reported that video showed Conigliaro in the crosswalk as a 31-year-old driver in a yellow DOT truck hit him. The official record separately lists a northbound approach and a right turn, and names failure to yield as a contributing factor.
Reports describe the crash in different ways.
News 12 reported that surveillance video showed Conigliaro walking in the middle of the crosswalk when the driver of a yellow DOT truck hit him. The official crash record separately lists a northbound travel direction and a right turn before the crash. The reports do not explain how their descriptions fit together.
The official record counts one pedestrian killed and no injuries. It lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
Conigliaro lived near the crossing.
News 12 identified the pedestrian as Antonio Conigliaro, 86, and reported that sources said he lived just down the street from the intersection.
The official and press descriptions differ.
News 12 described a yellow DOT truck. The official record classifies the vehicle type as a lift boom and lists its make as Ford truck/bus, model year 2019.
Residents raised concerns about the intersection.
The crash happened at Dahlgren Place and 92nd Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Residents told News 12 they considered the intersection dangerous. Samia Haq said the walk signal changed before people who walked slowly could finish crossing, while another resident described drivers trying to rush lights to turn toward the expressway. These were residents' accounts, not official findings about this crash.
The driver remained at the scene.
News 12 reported that officers said the 31-year-old driver stayed at the scene. Patch reported on June 13 that no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.