Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian on 60th Street in Sunset Park
A driver in a box truck going west on 60th Street fatally hit 30-year-old Brian Irizarry near Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park at about 2:25 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024, after a witness said a friend shoved him from the sidewalk during rough-housing.
What We Know
Brian Irizarry, 30, was killed on Nov. 15, 2024, near 60th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park. The city crash record says the driver was going straight west on 60th Street in a box truck at about 2:25 p.m. The Daily News identified the truck as a 2020 International MV607 and reported that Irizarry died at the scene. Witness Xochitl Mejia told the paper that Irizarry had been drinking and rough-housing with a friend, who playfully shoved him from the sidewalk as the driver approached. The city record lists one pedestrian death and no other injuries.
A westbound driver hit a pedestrian on 60th Street
The crash happened at about 2:25 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024, near 60th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park. The city record says a driver in a box truck was going straight west on 60th Street when one pedestrian was killed and no one else was injured.
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Brian Irizarry, 30, and reported that he died at the scene.
A witness described rough-housing before the impact
Witness Xochitl Mejia told the Daily News that Irizarry was drinking and rough-housing with a friend before the crash. Mejia said the friend playfully shoved Irizarry from the sidewalk just as the driver was coming, then tried to grab him and pull him back.
Brian Irizarry was identified by the Daily News
The Daily News reported that Irizarry lived in East Flatbush. The city record identifies the person killed as a 30-year-old male pedestrian.
The driver was in a 2020 International box truck
The city record lists the vehicle as a box truck with one occupant and says the driver was licensed in Pennsylvania. The Daily News described it as a 2020 International MV607 truck.
The crash happened on a corridor with a long injury toll
The crash site was near 60th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s 4th Avenue-Brooklyn corridor data shows 2,076 crashes, 1,379 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 10 deaths since 2022.