Driver in Flatbed Truck Fatally Hits 75-Year-Old in Crown Heights
A driver in a northbound flatbed truck fatally hit a 75-year-old woman at Utica Avenue and St. Johns Place in Brooklyn on Dec. 28, 2022, and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene, police told AMNY.
What We Know
On Dec. 28, 2022, shortly after 2 p.m., police said a 75-year-old woman was crossing St. Johns Place at Utica Avenue in Crown Heights when a driver in a northbound flatbed truck hit her. The official crash record places the crash at 2:03 p.m.; AMNY reported the police account as 2:04 p.m., and BK Reader, citing police, reported about 2:05 p.m. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. The driver remained at the scene, AMNY reported, and no arrests had been made at the time of that report. The official person record identifies the woman as a pedestrian at the intersection and lists her action as crossing against the signal.
Crossing St. Johns Place in the Afternoon
Police told AMNY the 75-year-old woman was crossing St. Johns Place at Utica Avenue in the crosswalk when a driver in a flatbed truck traveling north on Utica Avenue hit her. News 12 also reported that police said she was walking through the crosswalk at the intersection around 2 p.m.
The official crash record gives the crash time as 2:03 p.m. AMNY reported the police account as 2:04 p.m., while BK Reader, citing police, reported about 2:05 p.m.
A Fatal Crash on Utica Avenue
The crash location was Utica Avenue and St. Johns Place in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s location context for Utica Avenue in Brooklyn counted 1,952 crashes, 1,471 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 4 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
EMS Pronounced Her Dead at the Scene
AMNY reported that EMS personnel declared the woman dead at the scene. The outlet also reported that the driver remained there, no arrests had been made at the time, and the investigation was continuing.