Driver Fatally Hit Pedestrian on Utica Avenue in Flatlands
At Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn, city records show one pedestrian was killed on Feb. 19, 2022, and police told reporters a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit a 31-year-old man crossing outside a crosswalk.
What We Know
The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian collision at Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn at 8:03 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2022, and records one pedestrian killed, a 31-year-old man. Press accounts, citing police, said a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit the man as he crossed outside a marked crosswalk in Flatlands. Medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital with head injuries, where he died. The reported time differs across sources: the Daily News reported 9:55 p.m., amNY reported 8:55 p.m., and the city record lists 8:03 p.m. The driver stayed at the scene, and police reported no immediate arrest or charges.
What the record and police accounts say happened
The city crash record lists a fatal pedestrian crash at Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn at 8:03 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2022. The two press accounts match the date, location, victim age, and Ford Explorer detail, but reported later times: amNY reported 8:55 p.m., and the Daily News reported 9:55 p.m.
Police told reporters that a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit the 31-year-old man as he was crossing outside the marked crosswalk. Medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital with head trauma or head injuries, where he died.
A busy Flatlands corridor with long gaps between crossings
The crash happened on Utica Avenue near Avenue N in Flatlands. amNY described the stretch as a busy corridor and reported that the Avenue N intersection had 14 crashes causing 26 injuries since 2011, citing NYC Crash Mapper data.
The pedestrian died at the hospital, and the driver stayed
The city record identifies the person killed as a 31-year-old male pedestrian. At the time of the press reports, police had not released his name while family notification was pending.
The city vehicle record lists the Ford driver as male and unlicensed. Police told reporters that the driver stayed at the scene; the Daily News reported no immediate charges, and amNY reported that the driver had not been arrested.
The Ford Explorer in the crash record
Police accounts identified the vehicle as a 2006 Ford Explorer. The city record lists one station wagon or sport utility vehicle with one occupant, traveling straight ahead, and records left-front bumper impact and damage.
Crosswalk status is documented; signal status was not established in the reports
Both press accounts said the man was outside the marked crosswalk when the driver hit him, and the city record places the pedestrian away from an intersection while crossing without a signal or crosswalk. amNY reported that a police spokesman could not specify whether the pedestrian had the light.