Driver Hits Taxi Passenger on Flatbush Avenue, Killing Her
A driver in a sedan hit a stopped SUV on Flatbush Avenue near State Street. A 45-year-old woman riding unbelted in the rear seat died from crush injuries to her chest. Night traffic, one car waiting, one driver plowing ahead.
What We Know
Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2025, police recorded a fatal collision at Flatbush Avenue and State Street in Brooklyn. ABC7, citing NYPD, reported that a 45-year-old woman had been riding in a black Cadillac taxi heading southbound in the middle lane when she got out. A driver in a gray Chevrolet, also heading southbound in the right lane, hit her. First responders took her to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The city crash record lists her as a right-rear passenger and records one person killed and no other injuries. ABC7 reported that both drivers remained at the scene, that no arrests had been made, and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A passenger was hit after getting out of a taxi
ABC7 reported, citing NYPD, that the woman had been riding in a black Cadillac taxi heading southbound in the middle lane of Flatbush Avenue. After she exited, a driver in a gray Chevrolet heading southbound in the right lane hit her near State Street.
First responders took her to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The city crash record lists one person killed and no other injuries.
The person killed was a 45-year-old passenger
The official record identifies the person killed as a 45-year-old female passenger seated in the right rear of the Cadillac. ABC7 did not publish her name in the reviewed article.
The official record lists male licensed drivers for both involved vehicles. ABC7 reported that both drivers remained at the scene.
Records describe a Cadillac and a Chevrolet
ABC7 described the Cadillac as a black taxi. The city record lists it as a 2024 Cadillac SUV with three occupants and records it as stopped in traffic before the collision.
ABC7 reported that the driver who hit the passenger was in a gray Chevrolet. The city record lists a 2024 Chevrolet sedan with one occupant, heading south and going straight before the collision.
Flatbush Avenue has a long record of severe crashes
The fatal collision was recorded at Flatbush Avenue and State Street in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC Crash Finder shows 2,981 crashes, 1,956 injuries, 125 serious injuries and 10 deaths on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn since 2022.
Police said the investigation was continuing
ABC7 reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the fatal collision.