Truck Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian in Brooklyn Predawn Turn
A dump-truck driver fatally hit a 42-year-old male pedestrian at Woodpoint Road and Withers Street in Brooklyn, and police told the Daily News the driver later said he did not know he had hit someone.
What We Know
At Woodpoint Road and Withers Street in Brooklyn, a dump truck driver making a left turn hit a 42-year-old man who was crossing the intersection with the signal. According to the police report, the right front bumper of the truck caused crush injuries to the pedestrian’s entire body, and he died from those injuries. The crash happened overnight, and the report identifies the vehicle as a large truck.
A predawn turn ended in a fatal pedestrian crash
The city crash record says a 42-year-old male pedestrian was killed at Woodpoint Road and Withers Street at 3:21 a.m. on March 1, 2025. It records him as a pedestrian at the intersection who was crossing with the signal.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that a truck driver hit the pedestrian around 3:55 to 3:57 a.m. and continued away from the scene. The later Daily News account said the pedestrian had bent down to pick up food he had dropped.
The sources differ on the driver’s movement. The city record lists an eastbound driver making a left turn in a 2017 Mack dump truck; the Daily News reported that police described a northbound driver making a right turn from Woodpoint Road onto Withers Street.
Woodpoint Road and Withers Street
The crash was recorded at Woodpoint Road and Withers Street in Brooklyn’s 11211 ZIP code. The Daily News described the location as Greenpoint in its first report and East Williamsburg in a later report.
CrashCountNYC’s Withers Street corridor context shows 57 crashes, 17 injuries, one serious injury and one death on Withers Street in Brooklyn since 2022.
Police later located and interviewed the driver
The Daily News reported that police later located the 49-year-old Mack truck driver and interviewed him. Police said the driver told investigators he had been unaware he hit the crouching pedestrian.
The pedestrian was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died, according to both Daily News reports.
Investigators cited the pedestrian’s position and the driver’s account
The later Daily News report said police were examining how the pedestrian came to be crouching in the roadway while picking up dropped food. The city person record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
Police said the driver told investigators he did not know he had hit anyone. The Daily News reported on March 3 that he had not been charged and that police were still investigating.
Witnesses described a blocked-off intersection
A nearby resident told the Daily News that the intersection was blocked off after the crash, with police, highway patrol and detectives at the scene. Another resident called the crash tragic and said the block was generally quiet at night.
The first Daily News report said no arrests had been made and asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.