Driver Sought After Pedestrian Killed on Brooklyn Broadway
A 47-year-old pedestrian was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn early Aug. 2, 2025, and police said a driver headed north hit and dragged him before leaving the scene.
What We Know
A city crash record says a 47-year-old pedestrian was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn at 3:43 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2025. Police told reporters the driver was traveling north on Broadway, hit the man, dragged him more than 50 feet and left the scene. Gothamist reported that police were seeking information about a car or its driver, while the Daily News reported that early police sources said the driver may have been operating a garbage truck. Police had not released the man’s name as they worked to notify his family.
Police said the driver continued north and left
The city crash record places the fatal collision at Broadway and Suydam Street at 3:43 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, and records one pedestrian death with no other injuries reported.
Police told reporters the driver was traveling north on Broadway when the man was hit and dragged more than 50 feet. Gothamist reported that first responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Broadway has a long crash record around this crossing
The crash happened at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn, near the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick border according to the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC’s Broadway corridor view for Brooklyn counted 1,689 crashes, 923 injuries, 56 serious injuries and 7 deaths since 2022.
The pedestrian was 47 years old
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian at an intersection. Police had not released his name in the articles reviewed as they worked to notify his family.
Investigators were still seeking the driver
Police said they were looking for the driver after the crash. Gothamist reported that officials were seeking information about a car or its driver, while the Daily News reported that early police sources said the driver may have been operating a garbage truck.