77-Year-Old Driver Killed on Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay
A 77-year-old driver was killed at about 4:24 p.m. on April 25, 2024, on Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, where News 12 reported surveillance video showed him being dragged as an SUV rolled.
What We Know
A 77-year-old man was killed on Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay on April 25, 2024. The city crash record lists him as the driver and sole occupant of a 2010 Subaru SUV and cites a driverless or runaway vehicle as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that police initially thought he had been struck while getting into his car, but surveillance video obtained by the station showed him opening the door as he appeared to be getting out, then being dragged as the SUV rolled. The official record also lists a stopped 2014 Nissan sedan and a parked 2020 BMW SUV in the crash.
Surveillance video changed the early account
News 12 reported that police initially believed the 77-year-old man had been struck while getting into his car. The station said surveillance video instead showed him opening the door as he appeared to be getting out, then being dragged as the SUV rolled.
Ocean Avenue at Avenue W
The crash happened on Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. News 12 placed the incident at the corner of Avenue W and Ocean Avenue.
Police records cite a driverless or runaway vehicle
The city crash record lists driverless or runaway vehicle as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that the NYPD was awaiting an official report from the Highway District Collision Investigation Squad.