Driver dies after Belt Parkway rollover near Knapp Street.
A 22-year-old driver died and three passengers were injured after his Lexus flipped several times near the Knapp Street exit of the Belt Parkway at about 12:34 a.m. on August 5, 2025.
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What We Know
A 22-year-old man was driving a 2019 Lexus with three passengers near the Knapp Street exit in Sheepshead Bay shortly after midnight on August 5, 2025. Police said he lost control and the sedan flipped several times, ejecting him. Emergency workers took him to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. All three passengers were hospitalized. The city's crash record reports one death and three injuries.
The Lexus overturned with four people inside.
Police said the 22-year-old driver lost control of the 2019 Lexus and it flipped multiple times, ejecting him. The city's vehicle record identifies it as a sedan and records it as overturned.
The crash occurred near the Knapp Street exit.
The crash happened on the Belt Parkway in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The sources disagree about the Lexus's direction of travel: the city vehicle record says west, while police told Gothamist it was eastbound.
The driver died, and all three passengers survived.
Emergency workers took the driver to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. A 20-year-old man with a broken leg and a 22-year-old man with minor injuries were taken to Maimonides Medical Center. A third man with two broken legs was taken to Kings County Hospital.
The crash record lists two contributing factors.
The city's collision record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Its vehicle entry also lists driver inattention or distraction. News 12 reported that witnesses saw the Lexus speeding before the rollover.
Investigators remained on the parkway for hours.
News 12 reported that highway patrol officers investigated at the scene for hours and that traffic backed up on the Belt Parkway.