Driver dies after high-speed crash in Brooklyn.
A driver died after a high-speed crash in which ABC7 reported he drove a Honda Civic into a building; the official record places it at Flatbush Avenue and East 35th Street at 1:44 a.m. on September 8, 2025.
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What We Know
A driver died after ABC7 reported he drove a Honda Civic into a building. The official record places the crash at Flatbush Avenue and East 35th Street at 1:44 a.m. on September 8, 2025, and records one motorist killed. NBC New York described surveillance showing contact with a brick building followed by an impact with a tree. The official record lists the driver as 25, while ABC7, NBC New York and CBS News reported he was 41; the reports do not explain the difference.
Reported vehicle makes
- Honda — accepted press report
Make information is incomplete for the vehicles involved in this crash.
Published accounts give different intersection locations.
The official record places the crash at Flatbush Avenue and East 35th Street in Brooklyn, at 1:44 a.m. on September 8, 2025. CBS described the site as Flatbush Avenue and 35th Street, while News 12 and Audacy reported Flatbush Avenue and Avenue J. CBS also reported that a sidewalk shed outside the building needed safety repairs after the crash.
Reports describe impacts with a building and a tree.
ABC7 reported that the driver drove a Honda Civic into a building. NBC New York described surveillance showing contact with a brick building followed by an impact with a tree.
ABC7 reported that police said the car had been stolen. CBS, citing police sources, said it had been left running at Regent Place and Flatbush Avenue, about a mile and a half north of the crash site.
Reports give different ages for the driver.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 25-year-old male driver. ABC7, NBC New York and CBS News reported that the driver was 41; the reports do not explain the difference. The official record lists one motorist killed and no injuries.