Hit-and-run driver fatally injures pedestrian on Fulton Street
A driver in a burgundy Ford Explorer hit a 55-year-old pedestrian at Fulton Street and Washington Avenue in Brooklyn early May 17, 2025, then left the scene, police told news outlets; the official record lists one pedestrian killed.
What We Know
A driver in a Ford SUV was traveling west on Fulton Street at 12:21 a.m. on May 17, 2025, when the driver hit a pedestrian at Washington Avenue, according to the official crash record. Police told news outlets the driver was in a burgundy Ford Explorer and left the scene without stopping. EMS took the pedestrian to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where the person was pronounced dead, the reports said. The official person record identifies the pedestrian as a 55-year-old woman, while both reviewed news reports, citing police, described the person as a 55-year-old man. No arrests had been reported in the reviewed coverage.
Police said the driver left after the impact
The official crash record places the crash at 12:21 a.m. and records one pedestrian killed. Police told the Daily News and ABC7 that the driver was in a burgundy Ford Explorer and did not remain at the scene after hitting the pedestrian.
The Daily News reported that EMS took the pedestrian to New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. ABC7 reported the person was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
Fulton Street has a long crash record in Brooklyn
The crash happened at Fulton Street and Washington Avenue in Brooklyn, according to the official record. The Daily News described the area as Clinton Hill, while ABC7 described it as Cypress Hills.
CrashCountNYC’s Fulton Street corridor context counted 2,325 crashes, 1,401 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 6 deaths on Fulton Street in Brooklyn since 2022.
The record and news reports disagree on the pedestrian’s gender
The official person record lists the person killed as a 55-year-old female pedestrian. Both reviewed news reports, citing police, described the victim as a 55-year-old man.
The official record describes the pedestrian as crossing outside an intersection or crosswalk. The Daily News reported the person was crossing Washington Avenue at Fulton Street.
Investigators described a Ford SUV
The official vehicle entry describes a 2017 Ford SUV traveling west and going straight ahead before the crash, with right-front and center-front damage recorded. News reports said police were looking for a burgundy Ford Explorer; ABC7 reported it had Pennsylvania plates.
The public record points to both crossing behavior and flight
The official person record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. The reviewed news reports focused on the driver leaving the scene, and the Daily News reported that no arrests had been made at the time of publication.