Driver Kills Bus Driver on Wortman Avenue in Brooklyn
A driver hit and killed a 57-year-old pedestrian at Wortman and Georgia avenues in Brooklyn on April 5, 2024, and amNewYork reported the man was a bus driver arriving for work.
What We Know
A 57-year-old pedestrian was killed at Wortman Avenue and Georgia Avenue in Brooklyn shortly before 6 a.m. on April 5, 2024. amNewYork reported that the man was a bus driver and was hit while getting out of his vehicle for work. The article said police were looking for a gray four-door sedan tied to the hit-and-run. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and cites traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor.
Hit while arriving for work before dawn
The city crash record places the fatal crash at 5:54 a.m. on April 5, 2024, at Wortman Avenue and Georgia Avenue in Brooklyn, with one 57-year-old male pedestrian killed.
amNewYork reported that the man was a bus driver and was hit as he exited his vehicle for work. The article said he died at the scene and described the case as a hit-and-run.
Police searched for a gray sedan
amNewYork reported that investigators were looking for a gray four-door sedan they believed was involved and said the driver had been traveling eastbound on Wortman Avenue.
The city crash record identifies an eastbound driver going straight ahead and separately lists a parked 2007 Infiniti SUV with no occupants. The public record and the article do not describe the same vehicle details, so the available sources leave a discrepancy between the press account and the official vehicle listing.
Where
Wortman Ave & Georgia Ave, Brooklyn