Unlicensed Speeding Driver Kills 26-Year-Old Passenger
A speeding unlicensed driver tore down Van Sinderen Avenue, hit a bus, then a parked box truck. His 26-year-old front-seat passenger took the impact and died from head injuries on a weekday afternoon in Brooklyn.
What We Know
According to the police report, a male driver in an unlicensed sedan drove at unsafe speed on Van Sinderen Avenue near Blake Avenue and hit a bus, then a parked box truck on a rainy Thursday afternoon. The sedan’s 26-year-old front passenger suffered head injuries and was killed. Police recorded “Unsafe Speed” as the contributing factor. The bus driver was licensed and listed as going straight ahead.
People
Occupant killed
Age 26; Female; Position: Front passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2008 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Bus
2019 BLUI-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Truck
2017 FRHT-TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel
Sedan
2008 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Bus
2019 BLUI-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Truck
2017 FRHT-TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel
Where
Van Sinderen Ave & Blake Ave, Brooklyn