Driver Hits and Kills Woman Crossing Belt Parkway in Brooklyn
A 24-year-old driver in a black Volkswagen sedan hit Megan Oravsky, 40, as she crossed the Belt Parkway near Exit 9A in Sheepshead Bay; the official record lists one pedestrian killed at 9:16 p.m.
What We Know
Police told Gothamist that Megan Oravsky, 40, was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway near Exit 9A in Sheepshead Bay around 9:20 p.m. when a 24-year-old driver in a black Volkswagen sedan hit her. The official crash record lists the crash at 9:16 p.m. on the Belt Parkway and records one pedestrian killed. First responders found Oravsky unresponsive in the roadway with severe body trauma, and she later died at NYU Langone Brooklyn. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and that no criminality was involved.
Crossing the Belt Parkway at night
Police told Gothamist that Megan Oravsky, 40, was trying to cross the eastbound lanes near Exit 9A in Sheepshead Bay around 9:20 p.m. when a 24-year-old driver in a black Volkswagen sedan hit her. The official crash record places the fatal crash on the Belt Parkway at 9:16 p.m. and records one pedestrian killed.
Near Exit 9A in Sheepshead Bay
The crash was reported on the Belt Parkway, near Exit 9A in Sheepshead Bay. The official record identifies the roadway as the Belt Parkway and gives coordinates for the crash location.
Megan Oravsky was taken to a hospital
First responders found Oravsky unresponsive in the roadway with severe body trauma, according to the NYPD account reported by Gothamist. She was taken to NYU Langone Brooklyn, where she died.
The driver stayed at the scene
The official record lists a 2017 Volkswagen sedan with one occupant, a licensed male driver, and records the sedan’s travel direction as east. Gothamist reported, citing police, that the 24-year-old driver stayed at the scene and that police said no criminality was involved.
Records describe where she was crossing
The official person record says Oravsky was crossing with no signal or crosswalk and not at an intersection, and lists pedestrian or bicyclist error or confusion as a contributing factor. Gothamist reported that police said it was unclear why she was trying to cross the busy roadway at night.