Teen Killed by BMW Driver on Kings Highway in Flatlands
A 19-year-old driver in a BMW sedan hit and killed 17-year-old Terah Saucier on Kings Highway near Avenue K in Flatlands, where the city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
What We Know
Terah Saucier, 17, was crossing Kings Highway near Avenue K in Flatlands at about 7 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2022, when a 19-year-old driver in a BMW sedan traveling west hit him, police told amNewYork. Medics took Saucier to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and one motorist injured, with unsafe speed recorded as a contributing factor for the crash and passing or improper lane use recorded for the BMW sedan. Police said the driver stayed at the scene; News 12 reported that the driver was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant.
A teenager was crossing Kings Highway
Police told amNewYork that Terah Saucier, 17, was crossing the road near Avenue K at about 7 p.m. when a 19-year-old driver in a BMW sedan traveling west hit him. The official record places the crash on Kings Highway at 7:01 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2022.
A busy Flatlands crossing
The crash happened on Kings Highway near Avenue K in Flatlands, less than a block from Saucier's home, according to amNewYork. The outlet reported that the complex junction also includes traffic from Troy Avenue and that the city had added painted pedestrian medians with plastic posts to break up the long Kings Highway crossing and calm traffic.
Saucier died at Kings County Hospital
Paramedics found Saucier in the roadway with severe injuries and took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, amNewYork reported. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and one motorist injured.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
AmNewYork reported that the driver remained at the scene and that police had not made any arrests in the crash as of the article's publication. News 12 reported that the driver was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant.