Driver Turning at Avenue L Fatally Hits Brooklyn Pedestrian
On Dec. 1, 2024, a 57-year-old driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit 73-year-old Chana Layosh while turning at Avenue L and E. 12th Street; the official record says she was crossing with the signal, and police said she died at a hospital.
What We Know
According to the police report, a man driving a Jeep SUV turned right from Avenue L onto East 12th Street in Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon and hit a 73-year-old woman walking in the crosswalk with the signal. She suffered fatal head and crush injuries and died at the scene. The report notes the SUV had no visible damage.
A right turn as she crossed with the signal
The crash happened about 5:29 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2024, at Avenue L and E. 12th Street in Brooklyn. The official record says a 73-year-old female pedestrian was at the intersection and crossing with the signal. The Daily News, citing police, reported that a driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling east on Avenue L and making a right turn when he hit Chana Layosh.
The official vehicle record describes one licensed male driver in a 2019 Jeep SUV, traveling east and making a right turn. The record lists no other injuries.
Avenue L has a broader crash toll
The fatal crash occurred at E. 12th Street and Avenue L in Midwood, Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s street context for Avenue L in Brooklyn shows 588 crashes, 449 injuries, 24 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Chana Layosh was identified by police reporting
The Daily News named the pedestrian as Chana Layosh and reported that she was struck just steps from her Brooklyn home. The story said shopping bags littered the roadway where she had been trying to cross.
The official record identifies the pedestrian as 73. The Daily News story text also gives her age as 73, although the headline says 57.
Police said the driver stayed while investigators reviewed the crash
Police said the 57-year-old Jeep driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. The NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
The Daily News reported that records showed the Jeep’s license plate was linked to four school zone speeding violations, most recently on Jan. 30, 2023, and said it was not clear whether the driver in this crash had been behind the wheel in those incidents.