Brooklyn Driver Dies in Crash at Elevated Train Pillar
Anthony Jorg, 54, died in a Brooklyn crash at McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway on Nov. 24, 2024; police told Patch he was driving when he crashed into an elevated train support pillar, and his passenger was critically injured.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told Patch that Anthony Jorg, 54, was driving a white van with a 50-year-old woman in the passenger seat when he crashed into an elevated train support pillar in front of 1271 McDonald Avenue. The official record places the crash at McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway at 7:56 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2024; Patch reported about 7:57 p.m. Patch reported that both occupants were taken to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition. Police also said Jorg was pronounced dead. The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating as of Patch's Nov. 26 report.
Police described a collision with a support pillar.
Police told Patch Jorg was driving in front of 1271 McDonald Avenue when he crashed into an elevated train support pillar. The official record places the crash at McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway at 7:56 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2024; Patch reported about 7:57 p.m.
Jorg and his passenger were taken for treatment.
Police told Patch that Jorg, 54, was driving with a 50-year-old woman in the passenger seat; both were taken to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition. Police also said Jorg was pronounced dead.
The records use different vehicle descriptions.
Patch described the vehicle Jorg drove as a white van. The official vehicle-level record lists a 2023 van traveling south with two occupants, while the official collision summary categorizes the vehicle as Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle.
The investigation was ongoing in Patch's report.
As of Patch's Nov. 26, 2024, report, the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Where
MCDONALD AVE and BAY PKWY