Driver Sought After Pedestrian Killed on Broadway in Brooklyn
A 47-year-old pedestrian was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn at 3:43 a.m. Aug. 2, 2025, and police said a northbound driver left after dragging him more than 50 feet.
What We Know
A 47-year-old man was killed while crossing at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn early on Aug. 2, 2025. The city crash record lists him as a pedestrian at the intersection and records no other injuries. Police told reporters a northbound driver hit him around 3:45 a.m. and left the scene. Gothamist reported that police said he was dragged more than 50 feet and that officials had not determined whether he was in a crosswalk or who had the right of way. Accounts differed on the vehicle description: Gothamist described police as seeking the driver of a car, while the Daily News reported an unidentified vehicle and said early reports suggested it might have been a garbage truck. Police had not released the man’s name while family notification was pending.
Police said the driver left after the fatal impact
The city crash record says one pedestrian, a 47-year-old man, was killed at Broadway and Suydam Street at 3:43 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2025. The Daily News reported that police said a driver hit the man as he crossed the street and then left the scene.
Gothamist reported that officers found the man critically injured near the intersection around 3:45 a.m. and that first responders pronounced him dead there. According to that report, NYPD collision investigators determined that a northbound driver on Broadway hit him and dragged him more than 50 feet.
The crash happened at a Broadway intersection in Brooklyn
The fatal collision was recorded at Broadway and Suydam Street in Brooklyn, in the 11221 ZIP code. The Daily News described the location as on the Bedford-Stuyvesant-Bushwick border, while Gothamist described it as in Bushwick.
Reports differed on the vehicle description
Police were still seeking the driver when the Daily News and Gothamist published their reports. Gothamist said police were looking for information about the car or its driver. The Daily News reported that police had determined an unidentified vehicle was involved and said police sources described early reports suggesting it might have been a garbage truck.
Key circumstances remained under investigation
Gothamist reported that officials had not immediately determined whether the pedestrian was walking in a crosswalk or who had the right of way. The city crash record listed the pedestrian as being at the intersection but did not identify a specific driver action as a contributing factor.
Police had not released the man’s name
Both news reports said police had not released the victim’s name while officers worked to notify his family. The Daily News reported on Sunday that police were still looking for the driver, and Gothamist reported on Monday that police continued seeking information.