Recent severe crashes

1. Driver Fatally Runs Over Man at Brooklyn Carting Garage 2026-07-08T08:55:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A 58-year-old driver backing a garbage truck into an East New York carting garage ran over Franklin Torres, 54, who died later at Brookdale.
   Police told the Daily News that Franklin Torres was inside a private carting facility on Stanley Avenue near Berriman Street in East New York at about 4:55 a.m. Wednesday when a 58-year-old driver backed a 2024 Freightliner garbage truck into the building and ran him over. Medics took Torres to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died later that day. Police said the driver remained at the scene, the investigation was continuing, and no arrests had been made as of Sunday. Interstate Waste Services said it was cooperating with investigators and offered condolences to Torres's family, friends, and loved ones.
2. Teen passenger dies after moped operator loses control in Sunset Park 2026-07-01T01:29:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   Police said a 17-year-old boy operating a moped lost control on a Bush Terminal Park jetty, and a teen passenger died after being thrown to the ground.
   Police said a 17-year-old boy was operating a ZNEN moped on a jetty in Bush Terminal Park near First Avenue and 47th Street in Sunset Park at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when he lost control. A teen riding as a passenger was thrown from the moped, suffered a severe head injury, and died after medics took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. The operator was not hurt, and police were still working to identify the passenger the next day.
3. Driver hit motorcycle; rider ejected, killed 2026-06-07T00:07:00+00:00
   LINDEN BLVD
   Just after midnight on Linden Blvd, a driver in an SUV hit a motorcycle rider. Police recorded the rider was ejected and killed.
   According to the police report, a driver riding a motorcycle and a driver in a 2017 Nissan Rogue were both going straight ahead near Linden Boulevard and Crescent Street in Brooklyn just after midnight on June 7, 2026. The motorcycle driver, a 32-year-old man, was ejected and killed, with a head injury recorded. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. SUV driver found dead at curb 2026-05-29T04:00:00+00:00
   2020 BROADWAY
   A driver was found dead in an SUV near 2020 Broadway in Brooklyn overnight. Another occupant, a 50-year-old woman, was also listed in the report.
   According to the police report, a crash was recorded around 4 a.m. near 2020 Broadway in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, involving a 2024 Toyota SUV. The driver, a woman, was listed with “apparent death.” Another occupant, a 50-year-old woman, was also listed; the report does not describe her injuries.
5. Driver backed van, killed worker in Bay Ridge hit-and-run 2026-05-26T20:07:00+00:00
   PARROTT PL
   Police said Baber Choudhary backed a Ford Econoline into a 37-year-old worker on Parrott Place and left; official crash records list unsafe backing.
   Official crash records say a 37-year-old pedestrian was killed while working in the roadway on Parrott Place just after 8 PM on May 26, 2026; they list unsafe backing and a Ford Econoline E250 van starting from parking, with a parked Toyota Camry also involved. The Daily News, citing police, reported that contractor Baber Choudhary backed the van into the worker as he cleared construction debris near 90th Street in Bay Ridge, briefly pinned him against debris, then drove into the parked Camry before leaving. Police identified Choudhary with witness accounts and video, arrested him later that evening, and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, the Daily News reported.