Driver Sought After Pedestrian Killed at Broadway and Suydam
A driver traveling north on Broadway hit a 47-year-old man at Suydam Street in Brooklyn around 3:45 a.m. Saturday, dragged him more than 50 feet and left before first responders pronounced him dead at the scene, according to police reports and official crash data.
What We Know
Police accounts published after the crash said a driver traveling north on Broadway hit a 47-year-old man near Suydam Street in Brooklyn at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday and left the scene. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at the intersection. Gothamist reported that Collision Investigation Squad detectives determined the man was dragged more than 50 feet, while officials said it was not immediately clear whether he was in a crosswalk or who had the right of way. Reports differed on the vehicle: police publicly described a vehicle or car, the Daily News cited early reports that it might have been a garbage truck, and News 12 said witnesses described a private sanitation truck. Police were still seeking the driver in the days after the crash.
A late-night hit-and-run on Broadway.
The crash record places the fatal collision at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn at 3:43 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2025, with one pedestrian killed and no other injuries recorded. Police told reporters the victim was a 47-year-old man and that a driver traveling north on Broadway hit him before leaving the scene.
Gothamist reported that NYPD Collision Investigation Squad detectives determined the man was dragged more than 50 feet. Officials also said it was not immediately clear whether he was walking in a crosswalk or who had the right of way.
The intersection sits on a Broadway corridor with a heavy crash toll.
CrashCountNYC location context identifies the site as Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn. Along Broadway in Brooklyn, the corridor recorded 1,689 crashes, 923 injuries, 56 serious injuries and 7 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Reports differed on the vehicle involved.
Police publicly described the driver as being in a vehicle or car. The Daily News reported that police sources said early reports suggested the vehicle might have been a garbage truck, while News 12 said witnesses described a private sanitation truck. Police told News 12 only that the man was hit by a vehicle.