Driver Hits and Kills Pedestrian at Canarsie Intersection
A 39-year-old driver hit 87-year-old Esther Sealy at Avenue L and East 88th Street at about 6:46 p.m. on January 10, then hit a parked Toyota Camry; Sealy died at a hospital.
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What We Know
On January 10, 2025, a 39-year-old driver hit Esther Sealy, 87, at Avenue L and East 88th Street in Canarsie. The official record says the driver was making a left turn and lists failure to yield right-of-way; Brooklyn Paper reported that he was traveling west on Avenue L and then hit a parked Toyota Camry. The official record classifies his Honda as an SUV, while Brooklyn Paper called it a minivan. Paramedics took Sealy to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where she died. She lived a block from the crash. Police were investigating, and no arrests had been made as of January 13.
The turn and the second collision
The official record says the driver was making a left turn when he hit Sealy at the intersection. Brooklyn Paper, citing police, reported that he was traveling west on Avenue L and then hit an empty, parked Toyota Camry. He stopped and remained at the scene.
Different descriptions of the driver's Honda
The official record classifies the driver's Honda as an SUV. Brooklyn Paper described it as a minivan. The official record identifies the parked vehicle as a sedan, and Brooklyn Paper identified it as a Toyota Camry.
A crossing near Sealy's home
The crash happened at Avenue L and East 88th Street in Canarsie, a block from Sealy's home. The official record places her in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. Brooklyn Paper reported that Avenue L has no stop signs there and that the marked crossings run along the avenue rather than across it.
Esther Sealy died at the hospital
Paramedics took Sealy, 87, to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Brooklyn Paper reported that she lived a block from the intersection.
Investigators examined the crash
The official record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor for the turning driver. Brooklyn Paper reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that no arrests had been made as of January 13.