Truck Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian on Morgan Avenue
A 56-year-old box truck driver hit a pedestrian on Morgan Avenue on Aug. 6, 2025, and the city crash record lists one pedestrian killed in the Brooklyn collision.
What We Know
A pedestrian was killed on Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn on the morning of Aug. 6, 2025. The city crash record places the fatal collision at Morgan Avenue and Maspeth Avenue and lists one pedestrian killed. Streetsblog reported that a 56-year-old box truck driver hit the pedestrian near Sharon Street as the person crossed west to east; Brooklyn Paper reported that the driver remained at the scene and faced no charges as of Aug. 11. The official record lists the pedestrian as 46, while Brooklyn Paper described the person killed as 56. Advocates said the death renewed demands for a Morgan Avenue redesign, including safer crossings and a protected bike lane.
A morning crossing turned fatal
The city crash record says one pedestrian was killed at Morgan Avenue and Maspeth Avenue in Brooklyn at 7:58 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, with a box truck listed in the collision.
Streetsblog reported that police said a 56-year-old truck driver hit the pedestrian as the person crossed west to east near Sharon Street, outside a marked crosswalk. The same report noted that there is no marked crosswalk at that mid-block location.
The public accounts differ on the pedestrian’s age
The official crash record lists the pedestrian killed as a 46-year-old man. Brooklyn Paper reported that a 56-year-old man was killed, while Streetsblog said police withheld the victim’s identity.
The driver stayed at the scene
The official record lists a 2018 Freightliner box truck traveling south, with one licensed male driver recorded. Brooklyn Paper reported that the driver remained at the scene and was not facing charges as of Aug. 11.
Morgan Avenue carries trucks beside homes and Cooper Park
Brooklyn Paper described Morgan Avenue as a designated truck route running through the area’s Industrial Business Zone while directly abutting residential areas; near Sharon Street, it runs alongside Cooper Park.
Both Streetsblog and Brooklyn Paper reported that advocates have called for safer crossings and a protected bike lane on Morgan Avenue after multiple recent deaths on the corridor.
Neighbors renewed the Make Morgan Safe campaign
After the crash, residents and street-safety advocates again urged the city to redesign Morgan Avenue. Brooklyn Paper reported that locals gathered at an Aug. 8 vigil, where Juan Serra of Friends of Cooper Park said, “Another neighbor is dead.”
Streetsblog reported that the Make Morgan Safe campaign has called for a protected bike lane between Flushing and Meeker avenues and new loading zones to keep trucks from blocking bike lanes and sidewalks.