Driver Hits 5-Year-Old in Midwood; Boy Later Dies
A 49-year-old woman driving a 2012 BMW sedan hit 5-year-old Yaakov Farhi near 1442 E. 12th Street in Midwood on Feb. 9, 2022, and he died months later, according to official records and Brooklyn Paper.
What We Know
On Feb. 9, 2022, just before 3 p.m., a 49-year-old woman driving a 2012 BMW sedan hit 5-year-old Yaakov Farhi near 1442 E. 12th Street in Midwood as she pulled into a driveway, according to Brooklyn Paper. Official crash records place the crash on East 12 Street at 2:54 p.m., list the boy as a pedestrian not at an intersection and not in the roadway, and record one pedestrian death. Brooklyn Paper reported that officers found Farhi critically injured, Hatzolah volunteers took him to Maimonides Medical Center, and he died months later. Community members told the outlet he had been sitting in a neighbor’s driveway and that the driver did not see him.
A driveway crash on East 12 Street
The crash happened on East 12 Street at 2:54 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2022. Brooklyn Paper reported that a 49-year-old woman driving a 2012 BMW 750 LI sedan with Florida plates hit 5-year-old Yaakov Farhi near 1442 E. 12th Street while pulling into a driveway.
The child lived nearby
Brooklyn Paper identified the boy as Yaakov Farhi and reported that he lived a few houses from the crash site. Officers from the 70th Precinct found him in critical condition, and Hatzolah volunteers took him to Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park.
Neighbors said the driver did not see him
The official person record lists Farhi as a pedestrian not at an intersection and not in the roadway. Brooklyn Paper reported that community members said he had been sitting in a neighbor’s driveway and that the driver did not see him while pulling in.
The driver stayed, and the investigation continued
Brooklyn Paper reported that the driver remained at the scene after the crash. The outlet reported after Farhi’s death that the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate.
Where
East 12th St