Contractor Charged After Worker Killed on Bay Ridge Worksite
A 37-year-old pedestrian working in the roadway was killed on Parrott Place in Bay Ridge, where police told the Daily News that contractor Baber Choudhary backed a Ford Econoline into him, fled, and was later charged.
What We Know
The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian crash on Parrott Place at 8:07 p.m. on May 26, 2026, and lists unsafe backing involving a van; a parked sedan was also recorded. The Daily News, citing police, reported that 48-year-old contractor Baber Choudhary reversed a 2012 Ford Econoline at a Bay Ridge worksite near 90th Street, pinned a 37-year-old worker who was clearing debris, then left and hit a parked Toyota Camry while fleeing. Medics took the worker to NYU Langone Hospital, where he died. Police said witnesses and video led investigators to Choudhary, who returned after police called him. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, pleaded not guilty, and was released without bail.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4901811
Date
May 26, 2026
Time
8:07 p.m.
Location
Parrott Pl
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
Van, Sedan, 4 dr sedan
Contributing factors listed
Backing Unsafely
Police described a worksite backing crash
The city crash record lists a fatal pedestrian crash on Parrott Place at 8:07 p.m. on May 26, 2026, with unsafe backing as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported the crash near 90th Street around 7:48 p.m. and said Baber Choudhary, a fellow contractor, reversed a 2012 Ford Econoline into a worker who was clearing construction debris.
The Daily News reported that the worker was briefly pinned between the van and debris before the driver pulled away and the worker fell to the street. Police told the paper that the driver then left heading south on Parrott Place and hit a parked Toyota Camry before fleeing.
A 37-year-old worker died
The city record identifies the person killed as a 37-year-old male pedestrian who was working in the roadway. The Daily News reported that medics took him to NYU Langone Hospital, where he died, and that authorities withheld his name pending family notification.
The Daily News, citing police, identified the driver as 48-year-old Baber Choudhary, a contractor. Police said witnesses and video helped investigators identify him after he left the scene.
Records and police accounts describe a van and a parked car
The city record lists a 2012 Ford Econoline E250 van that was starting from parking and a parked 2011 Toyota Camry. The record lists the van traveling north, while the Daily News, citing police, reported that the driver fled south on Parrott Place after hitting the worker and the parked Camry.
The driver was arrested and charged
The Daily News reported that police contacted Choudhary by phone and ordered him to return to the scene. He was arrested Monday evening, charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and was released without bail.