Driver fled after a fatal East New York collision.
Hoodline reported that around 1 a.m. early Sunday, a driver heading east on Pitkin Avenue struck a 46-year-old man near Chestnut Street and left; because the article was published October 18, 2026, that date is inferred for the incident.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
Location under review.
What We Know
Hoodline, citing a New York Daily News police account, reported that a driver heading east on Pitkin Avenue struck a 46-year-old man lying in the roadway near Chestnut Street around 1 a.m. and left without stopping. Medics took the man to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died. The October 18, 2026, incident date is inferred from Hoodline's publication date and its reference to early Sunday. Investigators had not determined whether the driver realized someone had been struck or how the man came to be in the roadway.
The driver left after the collision.
Hoodline, citing a New York Daily News police account, reported that a driver in a car was heading east on Pitkin Avenue when the driver struck a 46-year-old man lying in the roadway near Chestnut Street and left without stopping.
Medics took the man to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died. The report said the collision happened around 1 a.m. early Sunday; the October 18, 2026, incident date is inferred from the article's publication date.
The crash was reported near Chestnut Street.
The collision happened on Pitkin Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, near Chestnut Street. The report places it near the intersection, not necessarily at the intersection itself.
Police were still seeking the driver.
As of Hoodline's October 18 report, police were searching for the driver. Investigators had not determined whether the driver realized someone had been struck or how the man came to be lying in the roadway.