A driver in a dump truck hits a Williamsburg pedestrian who later dies.
At 9:41 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2025, a driver in a dump truck struck a 53-year-old pedestrian at Williamsburg Street West and Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn; reports said she died weeks later.
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What We Know
A driver in a dump truck struck a 53-year-old pedestrian at Williamsburg Street West and Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn on Dec. 9, 2025. The official record codes her crossing as against the signal, while News 12 and the Brooklyn Eagle reported that she had the walk signal; the Eagle said the driver proceeded after the signal changed. Reports said she died weeks later, and the driver remained at the scene; no arrests had been made.
Reports differed about the pedestrian signal.
The city crash record places the collision at Williamsburg Street West and Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn at 9:41 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2025. It records one pedestrian fatality and no other injuries. The Brooklyn Eagle reported an approximate crash time of 9:38 a.m.
The official record codes the pedestrian as crossing against the signal. News 12 and the Brooklyn Eagle reported that she had the walk signal. The Eagle, citing the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad, said a 59-year-old driver in a 2024 Western Star dump truck proceeded after the signal changed while she was in front of the truck, and struck her.
Reports gave the pedestrian's name in different forms.
News 12 and the Brooklyn Eagle identified her as Tamara Jacobowitz, 53; VINnews identified her as Tema Rachel Jackobovitz, 53. The Brooklyn Eagle described her as a South Williamsburg resident whose home was a few blocks from the intersection. VINnews described her as Orthodox Jewish and identified her as the wife of Shia Volf Jackobovitz.
News 12 reported that she died on Jan. 5. VINnews said Hatzalah paramedics took her to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, where she remained for nearly a month before dying. The Brooklyn Eagle also reported that she died Monday, almost a month after the collision.
The driver remained at the scene as the investigation continued.
Reports said the driver remained at the scene and no arrests had been made. VINnews reported that Williamsburg Shomrim members helped police gather surveillance footage from nearby buildings as the investigation continued.
Where
WILLIAMSBURG ST W and WYTHE AVE