Pedestrian Killed at Caton and Coney Island in Brooklyn
Police said a tractor-trailer driver hit a 47-year-old pedestrian at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn on Nov. 9, 2022, before a Kia driver also hit him; the pedestrian died at the scene and the truck driver left.
What We Know
A 47-year-old man walking at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue was killed on Nov. 9, 2022. Police told reporters that a tractor-trailer driver hit the pedestrian and that he became trapped under the truck before being dislodged near the turn at Caton Avenue; police said a 24-year-old driver in a Kia then hit him. The Kia driver remained at the scene, while police said the tractor-trailer driver left and was being sought. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed, a tractor-truck diesel and a sedan, and driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Police described a two-driver sequence.
The city crash record places the fatal crash at 9:13 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. Police told reporters that a tractor-trailer driver hit the pedestrian, who became trapped under the truck, and that a 24-year-old driver in a Kia later hit him after he became dislodged near the intersection.
The accounts do not align on every movement. The Post reported that the tractor-trailer driver was heading north on Coney Island Avenue and turned west onto Caton Avenue. AMNY reported that police said the driver fled and continued northbound on Coney Island Avenue, while the official crash record describes both involved drivers as westbound and making right turns.
The pedestrian died at the scene.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian. Police told both outlets that responding personnel found the man in the roadway and that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Post and AMNY reported that the driver in the Kia remained at the scene. AMNY reported that the Kia driver was not facing charges at publication, and both outlets reported that no arrests had been made.
The official record lists a tractor-truck and a sedan.
The crash record lists a tractor truck diesel and a sedan. It identifies one involved unit as a 2006 Volvo tractor-truck or bus with trailer damage and the other as a 2022 Kia sedan with damage to the right front quarter panel.
The Post identified the car as a Kia Forte and reported that initial reports described the tractor-trailer as a FedEx truck, but authorities could not confirm that detail.
Investigators recorded driver inattention or distraction.
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The articles did not report a charge tied to that factor; AMNY said police were still searching for the tractor-trailer driver as of midday the next day.
The crash happened at a crossroads already in the safety spotlight.
The fatal crash happened at Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, just outside Prospect Park. AMNY reported that the same crossroads had been the site of a January announcement by Mayor Eric Adams and Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez about improving dangerous intersections citywide.
AMNY reported that transportation officials had suggested the intersection was due for changes, but that no improvements had been made there that year.