Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian on Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn
A 56-year-old truck driver traveling south on Morgan Avenue hit and killed a pedestrian Wednesday morning, according to press accounts, while the city crash record logged one pedestrian death in Brooklyn at 7:58 a.m.
What We Know
A man was killed Wednesday morning while crossing Morgan Avenue in North Brooklyn. The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian crash at Morgan Avenue and Maspeth Avenue at 7:58 a.m.; press accounts, citing police, described the impact as near Sharon Street and said a 56-year-old driver in a 2018 Freightliner truck was traveling south on Morgan Avenue. Streetsblog and Brooklyn Paper reported that police said the pedestrian was outside a marked crosswalk, while both noted that there is no east-west marked crosswalk at Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street. The death renewed demands from neighbors and advocates for a Morgan Avenue redesign after multiple fatal crashes on the corridor since 2022.
What the records and police accounts say happened
The city crash record logged a fatal pedestrian crash at Morgan Avenue and Maspeth Avenue in Brooklyn at 7:58 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025. It recorded one person killed and no other injuries.
Press accounts citing police described the crash as near Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street. Streetsblog reported that a 56-year-old truck driver hit the pedestrian as the pedestrian crossed west to east. Greenpointers reported that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad said a 56-year-old man operating a 2018 Freightliner truck was driving south on Morgan Avenue before the collision.
Streetsblog and Brooklyn Paper reported that police said the pedestrian was outside a marked crosswalk. Both outlets also noted that there is no east-west marked crosswalk at Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street.
Morgan Avenue has seen repeated serious harm
The crash was recorded on Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location context for Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn shows 417 crashes, 218 injuries, 24 serious injuries and 4 deaths since 2022.
That record places this death on a corridor with a recent pattern of fatal and serious crashes, not as an isolated point on the street.
The pedestrian’s identity was withheld in early reports
The city crash record identified the person killed as a 46-year-old male pedestrian. Streetsblog, Brooklyn Paper, Greenpointers and News12 all reported that police had not released the pedestrian’s name in the immediate aftermath.
There is a conflict in the available age reporting: the official record lists the pedestrian as 46, while Brooklyn Paper described the person killed as a 56-year-old man. Other press accounts identified the driver, not the pedestrian, as 56.
Police and records describe a large truck on Morgan Avenue
The city crash record lists a box truck traveling south and going straight ahead. It records one occupant, a licensed male driver, and identifies the vehicle as a 2018 Freightliner truck or bus.
Greenpointers similarly reported that police said a 56-year-old man was operating a 2018 Freightliner truck southbound on Morgan Avenue. News12 reported that police said the box truck was operated by a 56-year-old man.
Neighbors renewed the Make Morgan Safe campaign
Streetsblog reported that advocates again called on the Department of Transportation to redesign Morgan Avenue with a protected bike lane and mid-block crossings in the area where the pedestrian was killed. The outlet said local elected officials had supported the push, but advocates said the street had not been changed.
Brooklyn Paper reported that neighbors gathered at an Aug. 8 vigil and urged the city to act. Juan Serra of Friends of Cooper Park said residents had previously sent DOT suggestions including a protected bike lane, crosswalks and daylighting.
Brooklyn Paper reported that police said the driver remained at the scene and was not facing charges as of Aug. 11. News12 reported that police said there was no reason to believe the crash was criminal and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was working on the case.