Turning Driver Killed 82-Year-Old Pedestrian in Bed-Stuy
A 22-year-old driver making a left turn at Quincy Street and Marcy Avenue fatally injured 82-year-old Valentin Radames on Aug. 17, 2024, police said.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Valentin Radames, 82, was crossing at the intersection of Quincy Street and Marcy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2024, when a 22-year-old driver making a left turn collided with him, according to police reporting and the official crash record. Emergency responders took Radames to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued the investigation.
A left turn at a Bed-Stuy intersection
The crash happened around 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2024, at Quincy Street and Marcy Avenue in Brooklyn. The official record says one pedestrian was killed and no other injuries were recorded.
Patch, citing the NYPD, reported that a 22-year-old driver was traveling east on Quincy Street and turning onto Marcy Avenue when he collided with Valentin Radames, 82. The official record lists the pedestrian as crossing with the signal at the intersection.
Radames died at the hospital
Emergency responders took Radames to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD account reported by Patch. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued the investigation.
Records differ on the vehicle description
The official crash record lists the involved vehicle as a 2023 station wagon or sport utility vehicle, with one occupant. Patch, citing police, described the vehicle as a 2023 Ford van.
Where
QUINCY STREET and MARCY AVENUE