A driver turning onto Bond Street killed 83-year-old Carolyn Cox.
Across the street
A driver turning from Butler Street onto Bond Street struck and killed 83-year-old Carolyn Cox, whom Brooklyn Paper identified as a Gowanus Houses resident; the official record dates the crash to 11:33 a.m. on June 26, 2024.
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What We Know
A driver turning from Butler Street onto Bond Street struck Carolyn Cox, 83, as she crossed. Streetsblog reported that he stopped to let her pass before moving forward; Gothamist said Cox waved before he accelerated. The official record identifies the vehicle as a dump truck, while Streetsblog called it a garbage truck. The official record places the crash at 11:33 a.m.; Brooklyn Eagle reported 11:33 p.m.
Accounts differ on the reported time and sequence.
The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at Bond Street and Butler Street at 11:33 a.m. on June 26, 2024. Streetsblog and Brooklyn Paper placed the crash around 11:30 a.m.; Brooklyn Eagle instead reported 11:33 p.m.
Streetsblog reported that video showed the driver stop to let Cox pass in front of the cab, then move forward before she reached the sidewalk, trapping her between the truck and parked cars. Gothamist’s account of video said Cox waved to alert the driver before he accelerated, after which she was dragged beneath the truck.
Sources describe the truck in different ways.
The official record lists a 2018 dump truck. Brooklyn Paper described a 2018 Kenworth dump truck, while Streetsblog called it a garbage truck in its account of the crash.
Neighbors remembered Cox as a familiar presence.
Brooklyn Paper identified Cox as a Gowanus Houses resident. Brooklyn Paper and Brooklyn Eagle reported that she was taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Gothamist described the crash as fatal but did not say where Cox died.
A neighbor identified by Streetsblog as Miss Evans remembered Cox greeting people and going across the street for food. “She was a very nice lady,” Evans said. “She would always greet everyone and would come out to get her food across the street. I am still in disbelief that she's gone.”
The crossing was a short neighborhood route.
The crash occurred on Bond Street near Butler Street in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Paper described the junction as a T intersection without an east-west crosswalk across Bond Street. Gothamist reported that the crossing was the shortest route between Cox’s home and the corner deli.
The driver stopped blocks away as the investigation continued.
Streetsblog reported that after continuing from the scene, the driver stopped at Third Avenue and Bergen Street. It said he had not been charged and police told the outlet the investigation was ongoing; Brooklyn Eagle also reported no arrests.
Streetsblog reported that the driver worked for D&A, a private sanitation company; Gothamist reported that the truck belonged to D&A. Brooklyn Paper reported that Brooklyn Community Board 6 called for curb extensions, marked and raised crosswalks, and daylighting.