Mercedes driver fatally hits woman crossing in East Flatbush
A 64-year-old Mercedes driver hit and killed 68-year-old Maurette Lafleur while she was crossing with the signal at Rutland Road and East 95th Street in East Flatbush, records and police accounts show.
What We Know
Maurette Lafleur, 68, was crossing Rutland Road in East Flatbush on May 14, 2025, when a 64-year-old driver in a 2025 Mercedes hit her during a left turn. The city crash record says Lafleur was a pedestrian at the intersection, crossing with the signal, and records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Medics took Lafleur to Kings County Hospital, where she died. Police told reporters the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. Sources describe the exact block differently: the official record and Streetsblog place the crash at Rutland Road and East 95th Street, while the Daily News described the crosswalk at East 94th Street and News 12 placed it between East 94th and East 95th streets.
A left turn as Lafleur crossed with the signal
A driver in a 2025 Mercedes sedan was making a left turn at about 6:02 p.m. on May 14, 2025, at Rutland Road and East 95th Street when the driver hit Maurette Lafleur, 68. The city crash record says Lafleur was crossing with the signal at the intersection.
Medics took Lafleur to Kings County Hospital, where she died. Police told the Daily News the 64-year-old driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.
Rutland Road, with one location detail in conflict
The official crash record lists the fatal crash at Rutland Road and East 95th Street in Brooklyn's 11212 ZIP code, and Streetsblog also placed it at that intersection. The Daily News described Lafleur as being in the crosswalk at Rutland Road and East 94th Street, while also reporting that the driver had just turned left from East 95th Street onto Rutland Road. News 12 described the location as Rutland Road between East 94th and East 95th streets.
Maurette Lafleur and the driver
Police identified the woman killed as Maurette Lafleur. The Daily News reported she was about two miles from home when the driver hit her, and Streetsblog reported that she lived on East 39th Street.
Police had not released the driver's name in the accounts reviewed. The official vehicle record lists a licensed female driver, and the news accounts identify the driver as 64 years old.
How the Mercedes was recorded
The official crash record classifies the involved vehicle as a 2025 Mercedes sedan with two occupants and center-front damage. Streetsblog described the vehicle as a 2025 Mercedes Benz GLC 300.
Driver inattention was recorded; speed was not confirmed
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that police had not confirmed whether speed was a factor, while neighbors raised broader concerns about speeding, double parking and pedestrian safety in the area.
Neighbors called for safer crossings
Lorna Johnson, who owns a salon near the scene, told Streetsblog she had trouble sleeping after witnessing the crash. Johnson added, "The government should do something, like when people are walking, no cars should be moving." News 12 reported that no arrests had been made.