Police Seek Driver After Pedestrian Killed on Broadway
The city crash record says a 47-year-old pedestrian was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn early Aug. 2, 2025, and police told reporters the northbound driver left after hitting and dragging him more than 50 feet.
What We Know
A 47-year-old man was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn early Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. Police told reporters a driver heading north on Broadway hit him and left the scene. Gothamist reported that NYPD collision investigators said the man was dragged more than 50 feet; News 12 cited witnesses who said a private sanitation truck was involved, while the Daily News reported police sources said early information suggested a garbage truck. Police had not released the man’s name while notifying family, and no arrest had been reported in the reviewed coverage.
Police said the driver left the scene
The crash record places the fatal collision at Broadway and Suydam Street at 3:43 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2025. It records one person killed: a 47-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection.
Police told multiple outlets that a driver traveling north on Broadway hit the man and did not remain at the scene. Gothamist reported that NYPD collision investigators determined he was dragged more than 50 feet.
A fatal crash on a high-injury Broadway corridor
The collision happened at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn, near the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick border described in press reports.
CrashCountNYC’s Broadway corridor context shows 1,689 crashes, 923 injuries, 56 serious injuries and 7 deaths on Broadway in Brooklyn since 2022.
Reports differed on what the driver was operating
Police described the striking conveyance to reporters only as a vehicle or car, while Gothamist said police were seeking information about the car or its driver. The Daily News reported that police sources said early information suggested a garbage truck, and News 12 reported that witnesses described a private sanitation truck.