Drivers Fled After Mohammed Hossain Was Hit in Brooklyn
A driver in a 2021 Honda CR-V hit 46-year-old Mohammed Hossain near Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn around 10:37 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2023, and police said the driver fled while investigators examined whether a second driver also hit him.
What We Know
At about 10:37 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2023, a Brooklyn crash at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street killed a 46-year-old pedestrian. Police identified him to reporters as Mohammed Hossain. Police told outlets that a driver in a 2021 Honda CR-V traveling south hit Hossain as he crossed 37th Street and left the scene. Reports differed on the second impact: amNY reported that another driver hit Hossain after he fell, while the Daily News and News 12 said police were examining whether a second driver also hit him. The official record lists two southbound SUVs, a 2021 Honda and a 2015 Lincoln, and records no other injuries.
What police and records say happened
The official crash record places the crash at 10:37 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2023, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn. It records one person killed: a 46-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection, with no other injuries recorded.
Police told the Daily News and News 12 that Mohammed Hossain was crossing 37th Street when a driver in a 2021 Honda CR-V hit him and fled. The Daily News said police were examining whether a second southbound motorist also hit Hossain after he fell; amNY reported that a second driver did hit him and that both drivers fled.
Fort Hamilton Parkway has a long crash record
The crash happened at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street in Brooklyn. The Daily News and amNY described the area as Borough Park, while News 12 described it as Kensington.
CrashCountNYC location context for Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn counts 766 crashes, 497 injuries, 29 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.
Mohammed Hossain died at the scene
News reports identified the pedestrian as Mohammed Hossain, 46. The Daily News, citing police, reported that he was about half a mile from home when he was hit.
amNY reported that EMS found Hossain with severe traumatic injuries and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Factors recorded after the crash
The official pedestrian entry says Hossain was crossing against the signal and records pedestrian error or confusion and traffic-control disregard. The same crash file lists driver inattention or distraction and reaction to an uninvolved vehicle for the Lincoln driver.
Police told outlets the Honda driver fled. On Nov. 14, amNY reported that both drivers had fled and had not been caught; News 12 said police were investigating whether Hossain had also been hit by a second driver.
Advocates called for safety upgrades
Transportation Alternatives told amNY that the intersection was “in desperate need of safety upgrades” and lacked daylighting at any corner. Elizabeth Adams of the group told News 12, “We send our deepest condolences to his entire community.”