Driver in Flatbed Truck Fatally Hits Woman at Utica and St. Johns
A driver in a northbound flatbed truck hit and killed a 75-year-old woman at Utica Avenue and St. Johns Place on Dec. 28, 2022, and EMS personnel declared her dead at the scene, according to city records and amNewYork.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman was crossing St. Johns Place at Utica Avenue in Brooklyn on Dec. 28, 2022, when a driver in a flatbed truck, traveling north on Utica Avenue, hit her. City records place the crash at about 2:03 p.m.; amNewYork reported police received the call at 2:04 p.m. EMS personnel declared the woman dead at the scene. The driver remained there, and police reported no arrests at the time. The official person record says the woman was crossing against the signal, while amNewYork reported, citing police, that she was in the crosswalk.
What happened on Utica Avenue
City records say the crash happened at about 2:03 p.m. on Dec. 28, 2022, at Utica Avenue and St. Johns Place in Brooklyn. A driver in a flatbed truck was going north on Utica Avenue and straight ahead before hitting a 75-year-old woman who was crossing St. Johns Place.
amNewYork, citing police, reported the woman was crossing in the crosswalk when the driver hit her. EMS personnel declared her dead at the scene.
Where the crash happened
The crash happened at Utica Avenue and St. Johns Place in Brooklyn. Along Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC recorded 1,952 crashes, 1,471 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 4 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The woman who died
The official record identifies the person killed as a 75-year-old female pedestrian. amNewYork reported that police withheld her identity pending family notification.
The driver and the flatbed truck
City records identify the vehicle as a 2019 KW-TRUCK/BUS flat bed with one occupant. The driver was licensed in New York, and amNewYork reported that the driver remained at the scene.
What records say about the crossing
The official person record says the woman was crossing against the signal and lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. amNewYork, citing police, reported that she was crossing in the crosswalk.
After the crash
amNewYork reported on the day of the crash that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.