Driver Kills Pedestrian Turning at Williamsburg Intersection
A driver in a box truck made a left turn at Flushing and Bedford avenues and hit Benjamin Berger as he crossed with the signal, killing the 63-year-old near his Williamsburg home.
What We Know
At 6:34 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2022, Torriez Bailey, 44, was driving east on Flushing Avenue and making a left turn onto Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg when he hit Benjamin Berger, 63, as Berger crossed at the intersection. The official crash record says Berger was crossing with the signal and lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. Paramedics pronounced Berger dead at the scene with severe head and body injuries, according to amNY. Police arrested Bailey for failing to yield and failing to use due care.
A left turn into a pedestrian crossing
The crash happened at 6:34 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2022, at Flushing Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. Police told amNY that Torriez Bailey, 44, was driving east on Flushing Avenue and making a left turn onto Bedford Avenue when he hit Benjamin Berger, 63, who was crossing at the intersection.
The official record identifies Berger as a pedestrian at the intersection and says he was crossing with the signal. The record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
A Williamsburg intersection with a deadly history
The crash occurred at Bedford and Flushing avenues in Williamsburg. amNY reported that Berger was the second senior pedestrian killed in a crash at that intersection since 2011, when 62-year-old Meilech Weiss was killed by a driver in a Mitsubishi sedan.
The same article cited Crash Mapper data showing 51 crashes injuring 67 people at that junction since 2011.