Drivers Fatally Ran Over Pedestrian on Atlantic Avenue
At 9:18 p.m. on May 25, 2024, police said a 36-year-old man driving an eastbound box truck and a 72-year-old woman driving an Acura ran over a 39-year-old pedestrian on Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights; he died at the scene.
What We Know
Police said a 36-year-old man driving an eastbound box truck hit a pedestrian with a side-view mirror on Atlantic Avenue near Bedford Avenue, then ran over him. A 72-year-old woman driving an eastbound Acura then ran over him again, according to police accounts reported by amNewYork and the Brooklyn Eagle. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at 9:18 p.m. on May 25, 2024, with a box truck and an SUV involved. EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene. Both drivers stayed at the scene, and police reported no arrests.
Police described two eastbound drivers running over a pedestrian
Police accounts said the pedestrian ran into or across the eastbound lane of Atlantic Avenue near Bedford Avenue before a 36-year-old man driving a box truck hit him with a side-view mirror and ran over him. Police then said a 72-year-old woman driving an Acura MDX, also eastbound, ran over him again.
A 39-year-old pedestrian died at the scene
The official record identifies the person killed as a 39-year-old male pedestrian. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the press accounts. The official record lists no other injuries.
The official record lists a box truck and an Acura SUV
The official record lists a 2024 Freightliner box truck and a 2012 Acura SUV, both traveling east and going straight ahead before the crash. Press accounts identified the Acura as an MDX and gave the drivers’ ages as 36 and 72.
Police accounts focused on the pedestrian’s crossing movement
Police accounts reported that the pedestrian ran into traffic before the first impact. The official record described him as crossing without a signal or crosswalk and placed him away from an intersection.
The crash happened on Atlantic Avenue near Bedford Avenue
The official record places the fatal crash on Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights. Press accounts located it near Bedford Avenue and outside the Bedford-Atlantic Armory.
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that the location is part of a hazardous traffic corridor included in the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan study area, where proposed safety priorities include shorter crossings, slower traffic speeds, repaved roads and sidewalks, better lighting, and other improvements.
The drivers stayed, and police reported no arrests
Both drivers remained at the scene, according to the articles. Police reported that no arrests were made.