Truck Driver Fatally Hits 65-Year-Old Woman in Morrisania
A 43-year-old truck driver hit a 65-year-old woman at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street in Morrisania on Feb. 3, 2025; city data recorded one pedestrian death, and amNY reported she died at Lincoln Hospital after responders found her unconscious.
What We Know
A 65-year-old woman was killed on the morning of Feb. 3, 2025, at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street in Morrisania. City crash data records one pedestrian death at the intersection and lists a flatbed truck whose driver was making a right turn. The official pedestrian record says the woman was at the intersection and crossing against the signal. amNY, citing police, reported that a 43-year-old truck driver hit her as she crossed Franklin Avenue, that responders found her unconscious with severe trauma, and that she was pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. The public sources differ on the truck driver's movement: city data lists a westbound flatbed making a right turn, while amNY described a southbound truck. Police told amNY the driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was ongoing.
Morning crash at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street
City crash data records the fatal collision at 8:56 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2025, at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street in Morrisania. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries.
amNY reported that a 43-year-old truck driver hit a 65-year-old woman as she crossed Franklin Avenue. Police told the outlet that responders found her unconscious with severe trauma and took her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where she was pronounced dead.
Records differ on the truck driver's movement
The city crash record lists a 2017 flatbed truck, with its driver traveling west and making a right turn before the crash. amNY, citing police, described a southbound truck between East 168th and East 169th streets.
Driver stayed; police said the investigation continued
Police told amNY that the 43-year-old truck driver remained at the scene. The outlet reported that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.
Where
Franklin Ave & E 169th St