Ford driver dies after wrong-way crash on Kings Highway
A 57-year-old male Ford driver died at Kings Highway and Avenue M on Dec. 6 after police said he sped the wrong way on Avenue M and a fiery crash followed with a 47-year-old Toyota driver.
What We Know
On Dec. 6, 2024, a 57-year-old male Ford driver died in a two-sedan crash recorded at 9:45 p.m. at Kings Highway and Avenue M in Brooklyn. Police told amNY the Ford driver sped eastbound against traffic on Avenue M, hit a curb, went airborne and was then involved in a collision with a 47-year-old Toyota driver heading west on Kings Highway. The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and both reviewed articles reported no arrests. Accounts differ on the Toyota driver’s condition: amNY said she was uninjured, News12 said she had minor injuries, and the city record recorded no injuries beyond the death.
Police described a wrong-way, fiery crash
The city crash record says the Dec. 6 crash was recorded at 9:45 p.m. at Kings Highway and Avenue M in Brooklyn, involved two sedans and killed one motorist, a 57-year-old male driver.
Police told amNY the Ford driver sped eastbound against traffic on Avenue M through East 34th Street, hit a curb, went airborne and was then involved in a collision with a Toyota Camry driver heading west on Kings Highway.
One driver died, and accounts differed on the other driver
amNY reported that EMS pronounced the Ford driver dead at the scene after he did not exit the wreck and suffered burns. The article described the Toyota driver as a 47-year-old woman who remained at the scene.
The sources diverged on whether the Toyota driver was hurt: amNY reported she was uninjured, News12 reported she was treated for minor injuries, and the city crash record recorded no injuries beyond the death. Both articles reported no arrests.
Speed was cited; alcohol appeared in one official entry
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the Ford sedan entry also lists unsafe speed. amNY reported that police described the Ford driver as speeding and driving the wrong way.
The Toyota sedan entry in the city vehicle records includes alcohol involvement. The reviewed articles did not report any arrest, and they did not describe a charge tied to that notation.
Kings Highway is a corridor with repeated crash harm
The crash happened at Kings Highway and Avenue M in Brooklyn. amNY described the area as Midwood, while News12 described it as Flatlands.
CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder counted 1,680 crashes, 1,184 injuries, 61 serious injuries and 5 deaths on Kings Highway in Brooklyn from 2022 through June 1, 2026. A longtime resident quoted by News12 said, "It's always been bad here for many years."