Smart Car driver fatally hits pedestrian in Midwood
A 74-year-old Smart Car driver hit Dov Broyde, 70, near his Midwood home at Avenue I and East Fifth Street around 9:33 p.m. on July 7; Broyde died at a hospital.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 74-year-old driver was traveling east on Avenue I in a 2016 Smart Car when he hit Dov Broyde at East Fifth Street in Midwood around 9:33 p.m. on July 7, 2025. Broyde, 70, was crossing about a block from his home. Medics took him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. The driver stayed at the scene, and no criminal charges were immediately filed. The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
The crossing and the collision
A 74-year-old driver was traveling east on Avenue I in a 2016 Smart Car when he hit Dov Broyde, 70, as Broyde crossed at East Fifth Street on July 7, 2025. The city crash record places the collision at 9:33 p.m.
Medics took Broyde to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
A block from home in Midwood
Broyde was crossing Avenue I at East Fifth Street in Midwood, about a block from his home, according to police cited by the Daily News.
The driver stayed at the scene
The driver remained at the scene, and no criminal charges were immediately filed, police told the Daily News.