Mar. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 49-year-old Williamsburg man was hit and killed by an e-bike rider in Greenpoint on Friday. Luis Cruz was crossing Franklin Street in the middle of the block between India and Java streets at about 7:40 p.m. on March 21 when a 26-year-old e-bike rider slammed into him,…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Three people were killed in car crashes in Brooklyn in just three days last week, according to the NYPD. One pedestrian and two passengers died in three separate incidents in East New York, Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg from Feb. 27 through March 1. On Thursday, Feb. 27, a…
Jan. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A minivan driver hit and killed an 87-year-old pedestrian in Canarsie on Friday, police said, in what appeared to be Brooklyn’s first traffic fatality of 2025. The victim, Esther Sealy, was trying to cross East 88th Street at Avenue L at about 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 10, per…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen An alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested Friday after fatally striking a pedestrian in Bushwick. Police said the victim, 59-year-old Bushwick resident Marco Tirado Gallardo, was crossing DeKalb Avenue at Wyckoff Street in the crosswalk just after 9:30 a.m. when Lennis Escalona Luna, driving an 18-foot-long delivery truck, ran…
Sep. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly A 46-year-old man was fatally struck by the driver of a pickup truck in Bay Ridge on Saturday morning, according to police. The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad determined that the crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 21 as the pedestrian was walking on the Brooklyn…
Jun. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 63-year-old man pedestrian using a wheelchair was hit and killed by the driver of an SUV at a Brownsville intersection on June 1, according to the NYPD.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Jada Camille & Lloyd Mitchell
An 87-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a car left running in Gravesend on Wednesday afternoon.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Adam Daly
Two children were recovering in the hospital Wednesday morning after being struck by the driver of a minivan in Bensonhurst, police said.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Canarsie man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly critically injuring a pedestrian as a result of drinking and driving, police said.
Jan. 30, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Sheepshead Bay man who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Dyker Heights earlier this month has been charged with a series of traffic-related offenses, police confirmed Monday.