Driver Fails To Yield, Kills Senior on Avenue C
A driver in an SUV turned left on Avenue C and hit a 77-year-old man who was crossing East 14th with the signal. The pedestrian suffered a fatal head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
What We Know
According to the police report, a female driver in a Nissan SUV making a left turn from Avenue C hit a 77-year-old man who was crossing East 14th Street with the signal on a clear Tuesday morning. The pedestrian suffered a head injury and severe bleeding and was recorded as killed. Police listed failure to yield right-of-way as the contributing factor.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 77; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing With Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2019 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
SUV
2019 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
SUV
2019 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Press Articles
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