Driver arrested after East Flatbush crash kills moped rider
Police said Tony Wallace hit 34-year-old Mamadou Oury Diallo at Clarendon Road and East 35th Street in Brooklyn, where the official record reports one motorist killed just after midnight.
What We Know
Mamadou Oury Diallo, 34, died after a July 5, 2025 crash at Clarendon Road and East 35th Street in East Flatbush. Police told reporters that Tony Wallace, 29, was driving a 2019 Alfa Romeo east on Clarendon Road when he hit Diallo, who was traveling west. The city crash record lists Diallo as the driver of a moped, while news reports describe him as riding a motorcycle. Police said Wallace stayed at the scene and was arrested on an aggravated unlicensed-operation charge. The official record lists passing or improper lane use as a contributing factor.
Police said an eastbound driver hit Diallo
The crash was recorded at 12:24 a.m. on July 5, 2025, at Clarendon Road and East 35th Street in Brooklyn. Police told reporters that Tony Wallace, 29, was driving a 2019 Alfa Romeo east on Clarendon Road when he hit Mamadou Oury Diallo, 34, who was traveling west on the same street.
Diallo was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead. The official record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries.
Records differ on whether Diallo was riding a moped or motorcycle
The city crash record identifies Diallo as the driver of a moped and lists the other vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The two reviewed news reports identify Diallo as a motorcyclist and identify Wallace’s vehicle as a 2019 Alfa Romeo.
Wallace stayed at the scene and was arrested
Police said Wallace remained at the scene and was taken into custody. News reports said he was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad continued investigating.
Clarendon Road has a recent record of harm
The crash happened at Clarendon Road and East 35th Street in Brooklyn. Along Clarendon Road in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC’s location context shows 564 crashes, 507 injuries, 17 serious injuries and one death from 2022 through June 1, 2026.