A driver fatally struck a pedestrian at Seaview Avenue and Rockaway Parkway.
A 69-year-old driver struck 66-year-old Claude Blair at Seaview Avenue and Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn on Nov. 1, 2024, Patch reported; the official record lists one pedestrian death in the crash.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Patch reported that 66-year-old Queens resident Claude Blair was crossing Seaview Avenue when a 69-year-old driver traveling east struck him at about 7:26 p.m.; the official record gives the time as 7:25 p.m. Patch described the vehicle as a 2022 Toyota RAV4, while the official record categorizes it as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle. Patch reported that Blair was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
The reports give crash times about a minute apart.
Police told Patch that Blair was crossing Seaview Avenue when a driver traveling east struck him at about 7:26 p.m. The official record gives the time as 7:25 p.m. and records one pedestrian death. Patch identified the vehicle as a 2022 Toyota RAV4; the official record categorizes it as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle and records eastbound travel and straight-ahead movement.
Patch identified Blair as a Queens man.
Patch identified Claude Blair as a 66-year-old Queens man. It reported that he was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said the driver remained at the scene.
Patch reported that the 69-year-old driver of the Toyota SUV remained at the scene. It said no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
Where
SEAVIEW AVE and ROCKAWAY PKWY