Truck driver hits, kills man on Morgan
A driver in a box truck was involved in a crash that city records place at Morgan and Maspeth avenues just before 8 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025; Brooklyn Paper reported police said a Freightliner driver killed a man crossing near Sharon Street and stayed.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 2018 box truck driven by a licensed man from Connecticut was traveling south on Morgan Avenue near Maspeth Avenue when it hit a 46-year-old man walking in the roadway outside an intersection. The pedestrian suffered fatal head crush injuries and was pronounced dead. The truck’s point of impact was listed as the right rear quarter panel. The vehicle was registered in Tennessee.
A morning crossing became fatal
The city crash record says a southbound driver in a 2018 Freightliner box truck was going straight before the crash at 7:58 a.m. on Aug. 6. The record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Records disagree on the pedestrian's age
The official person record identifies the person killed as a male pedestrian and lists him as 46. Brooklyn Paper, citing police, reported that the pedestrian was 56.
Police told Brooklyn Paper that the driver remained at the scene and was not facing charges as of Aug. 11.
Morgan Avenue is a documented danger corridor
The official record places the crash at Morgan Avenue and Maspeth Avenue in Brooklyn, while Brooklyn Paper described the police account as near Sharon Street, alongside Cooper Park. The article also reported that Morgan Avenue is a designated truck route through an Industrial Business Zone and directly abuts residential areas.
CrashCountNYC's location context for Morgan Avenue counts 417 crashes, 218 injuries, 24 serious injuries and 4 deaths since 2022.
The crossing details are part of the dispute
The city person record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor for the pedestrian. Brooklyn Paper reported that police said the man was crossing east-west outside a marked crosswalk, while also noting there is no east-west crosswalk at Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street.
Neighbors renewed calls to redesign Morgan Avenue
Brooklyn Paper reported that residents gathered at an Aug. 8 vigil and urged the city to Make Morgan Safe after what they described as another death on the corridor.
The article said neighbors had asked for changes including a protected bike lane, crosswalks, daylighting and enforcement, and reported that locals viewed the latest death as part of a broader pattern on Morgan Avenue.