Driver Turning at Avenue L Fatally Hit Chana Layosh
A 57-year-old Jeep driver making a right turn at Avenue L and E. 12th St. in Midwood fatally hit Chana Layosh, 73, who the official record says was crossing with the signal.
What We Know
Police said a 57-year-old driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit Chana Layosh, 73, near Avenue L and E. 12th St. in Midwood as the driver traveled east on Avenue L and made a right turn. The official record says Layosh was a pedestrian at the intersection and was crossing with the signal. Medics took her to Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police said the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges while the NYPD highway collision investigation squad investigated.
Police described a right-turn crash in Midwood
The Daily News, citing police, reported that a 57-year-old driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling east on Avenue L and making a right turn when he hit Chana Layosh at Avenue L and E. 12th St. on Sunday evening.
The official record places the crash at about 5:29 p.m. and says one pedestrian was killed. It describes the pedestrian as a 73-year-old woman at the intersection who was crossing with the signal.
Chana Layosh was struck near her home
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Chana Layosh and reported that she was hit just steps from her Brooklyn home. The article said shopping bags were left in the roadway where she had been trying to cross.
Medics took Layosh to Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Avenue L has seen hundreds of recent crashes
The crash happened at E. 12th St. and Avenue L in Brooklyn. The Daily News identified the area as Midwood.
CrashCountNYC Crash Finder counts 588 crashes, 449 injuries, 24 serious injuries and 3 deaths on Avenue L in Brooklyn since 2022.
The driver remained, and police investigated
Police told the Daily News that the 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 linked the Jeep’s license plate to four school-zone speeding violations, the most recent on Jan. 30, 2023. The article said it was not clear whether the driver in the fatal crash had been driving during those past incidents.