Fatal crash

Driver Hits Man Walking on Van Wyck

Near midnight on Van Wyck Expressway, a driver hit a 29-year-old man walking along the highway with traffic. His head and body crushed, he died in the dark on a road built only for cars.

1fatality
September 7, 2024date
11:50 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a driver traveling south on the Van Wyck Expressway near midnight hit a 29-year-old man who was walking along the highway with traffic. The man suffered fatal head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead. The crash happened at night on an arterial highway, away from any intersection. Police did not record any specific driver contributing factors in the report.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 29; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Riding/Walking Along Highway With Traffic; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Vehicle 1

    Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South

Where

Van Wyck Expy

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