Driver fatally hit 68-year-old woman crossing in Kensington
A 73-year-old driver in a Lexus SUV hit 68-year-old Joyce Greenberg at McDonald and Webster avenues at about 1:30 p.m. on July 23, 2023, and police said she was pinned beneath the SUV before dying at Maimonides.
What We Know
Joyce Greenberg, 68, was crossing Webster Avenue at McDonald Avenue in Kensington when a 73-year-old driver in a Lexus SUV heading south on McDonald Avenue hit her, according to police and the official crash record. The city record places the crash at 1:29 p.m. and lists the pedestrian as killed at the intersection; Daily News accounts said paramedics took Greenberg to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Daily News reported that she used a wheelchair and became pinned beneath the SUV. A later account said a charity arranged her burial after finding she had no next of kin. The official record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
A driver hit Greenberg as she crossed Webster Avenue
The official record gives the crash time as 1:29 p.m. on July 23, 2023, at McDonald Avenue and Webster Avenue in Brooklyn. Daily News accounts, citing police, put the time at about 1:30 p.m. and said the 73-year-old driver was heading south on McDonald Avenue in a Lexus SUV when she hit Joyce Greenberg as Greenberg crossed Webster Avenue.
Police said Greenberg became pinned beneath the SUV and suffered severe trauma. Paramedics took her to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
McDonald Avenue has seen repeated crashes
The crash happened at McDonald Avenue and Webster Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC’s McDonald Avenue context shows 656 crashes, 426 injuries, 30 serious injuries and 3 deaths on the corridor since 2022.
Greenberg lived nearby
The Daily News identified the woman killed as Joyce Greenberg, 68, and reported that she lived at Joseph Belsky House, an independent living facility on Lawrence Avenue about two blocks from the crash site. Workers there described her as solitary and said she rarely joined group activities.
Chesed Shel Emes, a charity organization that provides free Jewish burials, stepped in to arrange Greenberg’s burial. Rabbi Solomon Feldman of the group told the Daily News, “To bury someone who is a loner is one of the most important commandments that we have.”
The driver remained at the scene
The official record identifies the involved vehicle as a 2016 Lexus SUV traveling south, with one occupant. The Daily News reported that the 73-year-old driver remained at the scene after the crash.
Investigators cited driver inattention
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the crash.