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.
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
Press Articles
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