Driver fatally hits 8-year-old boy in Crown Heights
At 5:33 p.m. on June 28, 2025, a 69-year-old driver in a southbound Honda Pilot hit an 8-year-old boy at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, and EMS took the child to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
What We Know
At Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, a 69-year-old driver in a southbound Honda Pilot hit an 8-year-old boy at 5:33 p.m. on June 28, 2025. City crash data recorded one pedestrian fatality and listed view obstructed or limited as a contributing factor; ABC7 reported police were also looking at whether speed was a factor. News accounts identified the boy as Mordica Keller, while one New York Post version used Mordechai Keller. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, had not been arrested, and the investigation was continuing.
A southbound driver hit a child at the intersection
The crash was recorded at 5:33 p.m. on June 28, 2025, at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. The city record says one pedestrian was killed and no other injuries were recorded.
News reports said a 69-year-old male driver in a black Honda Pilot was traveling southbound on Albany Avenue when he hit the boy, who was crossing at the intersection.
The child was walking with his older sister
The official record lists the person killed as an 8-year-old male pedestrian at an intersection. News accounts identified the child as Mordica Keller, while one New York Post version used Mordechai Keller.
Reports agreed that the boy was walking with his older sister. The accounts differed on her age, with New York Post reporting 17 and ABC7 reporting 18. New York Post also reported that family members said they were walking home from visiting their grandmother.
The crash happened in Crown Heights at Albany and Eastern Parkway
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in ZIP code 11213. News reports described the location as Crown Heights and said the boy was crossing at the intersection.
Investigators cited an obstructed view as speed was also reviewed
The official crash record listed view obstructed or limited as the contributing factor for the crash. ABC7 reported that police were looking at whether speed was a factor, while the investigation remained active.
The driver stayed and police reported no arrest
EMS took the boy to Kings County Hospital, where police said he was pronounced dead. News reports said the driver stayed at the scene, was not arrested, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Squad was investigating.
The Daily News quoted a witness who said people tried to save the boy before firefighters and an ambulance arrived. ABC7 and New York Post reported that members of the Chabad community and Misaskim responded after the crash in keeping with religious customs.