Jeep Driver Fatally Hits Woman Crossing in Midwood
A Jeep driver fatally hit 73-year-old Chana Layosh at Avenue L and East 12th Street in Midwood while she was crossing with the signal, according to city crash records and police accounts reported by local news outlets.
What We Know
At about 5:29 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2024, a Jeep driver at Avenue L and East 12th Street in Midwood hit Chana Layosh, 73, while she was crossing at the intersection. City crash records list the pedestrian as crossing with the signal and say the driver was traveling east and making a right turn; News 12 reported police said the Jeep Grand Cherokee turned left, while the Daily News reported a right turn. Medics took Layosh to Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, faced no immediate charges, and the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A driver hit her as she crossed Avenue L
City records say the crash happened at 5:29 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2024, at East 12th Street and Avenue L in Brooklyn. The pedestrian, a 73-year-old woman, was at the intersection and crossing with the signal when the driver in a 2019 Jeep SUV hit her.
The Daily News identified the woman as Chana Layosh and reported that shopping bags were left in the roadway near the scene. News 12 also reported that shopping bags remained in the intersection as police worked there.
Reports differ on the driver’s turn
City crash records and the Daily News say the Jeep driver was traveling east and making a right turn. News 12 reported that police said the driver turned left into the intersection before hitting Layosh.
The Daily News reported that the driver was 57 years old and remained at the scene. City records list one occupant in the Jeep and describe the driver as a licensed male driver in New York.
Police said the driver stayed, and no immediate charges were announced
Medics took Layosh to Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Daily News reported. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, and both the Daily News and News 12 reported that no charges had been announced immediately after the crash.
The Daily News reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The paper also reported that records tied the Jeep’s license plate to four school-zone speeding violations, while noting it was not clear whether the driver in this crash had been behind the wheel in those earlier incidents.
The crash happened on an Avenue L corridor with repeated harm
The crash location was East 12th Street and Avenue L in Midwood, Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location data for Avenue L in Brooklyn shows 588 crashes, 449 injuries, 24 serious injuries and 3 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.