SUV driver hits, kills 8-year-old on Albany Ave
A 69-year-old man driving south on Albany Avenue hit and killed an 8-year-old boy at Eastern Parkway, where the city record cited a limited view and police said the driver stayed at the scene.
What We Know
An 8-year-old pedestrian was killed at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on June 28, 2025. The city crash record lists the crash at 5:33 p.m., with one pedestrian killed and view obstructed or limited recorded as a contributing factor. News reports said a 69-year-old man driving a southbound black Honda Pilot hit the boy as he crossed the intersection with his older sister. EMS took the child to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the driver remained at the scene and had not been arrested while the investigation continued.
A child was hit while crossing in Crown Heights
The crash happened at about 5:33 p.m. on June 28, 2025, at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The city record says an 8-year-old male pedestrian was killed at the intersection.
News reports said a 69-year-old man was driving south on Albany Avenue in a black Honda Pilot when he hit the boy. EMS took the child to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The collision was recorded at Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue
The official crash record places the fatal collision in Brooklyn’s 11213 ZIP code, at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Press accounts also described the boy as crossing at that intersection.
Reports identified the boy and described his sister beside him
Several reports identified the child as Mordica Keller; one New York Post version used the spelling Mordechai Keller. The Post and ABC7 reported that he was walking with his older sister when the driver hit him, but reports differed on whether she was 17 or 18.
The Post reported that family members said the siblings had been walking home from visiting their grandmother. ABC7 and the Post described mourning in the Crown Heights Chabad community after the crash.
Investigators recorded a limited view and continued the case
The city crash record lists view obstructed or limited as a contributing factor. ABC7 reported that police were looking at whether speed was a factor, while other reports said the investigation was ongoing.
Police said the driver remained at the scene. Multiple reports said he had not been arrested after the crash.
Neighbors and responders tried to help after the impact
The Daily News reported that a witness saw people trying to save the boy before firefighters and an ambulance arrived. The witness said the child’s sister and the driver appeared to be in shock.
The Post and ABC7 reported that members of Misaskim and the local Jewish community cleaned blood from the street after sundown as part of religious practice.