Truck Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Eastern Parkway
A truck driver hit and killed a 69-year-old pedestrian at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue on Sept. 19, 2025, then left the scene, Brooklyn Paper reported; city data records one pedestrian death.
What We Know
A truck driver heading east on Eastern Parkway hit a woman near Schenectady Avenue before dawn on Sept. 19, 2025, Brooklyn Paper reported, citing police. The city crash record lists one pedestrian death at 5:18 a.m. and identifies the victim as a 69-year-old female pedestrian. Brooklyn Paper reported that the driver left the scene, passersby called 911, and paramedics pronounced the woman dead there. The account and the official pedestrian detail differ on location: Brooklyn Paper reported the woman was in the crosswalk at Schenectady Avenue, while the city record describes the pedestrian location as not at an intersection. City vehicle records list the involved vehicle as a dump truck driven east, with view obstruction recorded as a contributing factor.
What the records and police account say happened
The city crash record says the crash happened at 5:18 a.m. at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn and records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Brooklyn Paper reported that police said a truck driver heading east hit a woman at about 5:20 a.m. and left the scene. Passersby called 911, and paramedics declared the woman dead at the scene.
The woman who died
The official record identifies the victim as a 69-year-old female pedestrian. Brooklyn Paper reported that police blocked off the intersection for several hours while they investigated.
The truck and recorded contributing factors
City vehicle records list the involved vehicle as a 2019 Morning Star dump truck driven east, with a licensed male driver holding a New Jersey license. The record describes the driver as going straight ahead before the crash.
The city crash record lists view obstructed or limited as a contributing factor, and one official vehicle entry also lists oversized vehicle. Brooklyn Paper reported, attributing the detail to Gothamist, that the truck was an 18-wheeler.
A Crown Heights crossing residents called dangerous
The crash was recorded at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights. Brooklyn Paper reported that the intersection is controlled by a stop light and that it was not immediately clear whether the driver or pedestrian had the right of way.
Residents told Brooklyn Paper that Eastern Parkway is a busy, dangerous thoroughfare. The outlet reported that CrashMapper data showed three people killed in 32 crashes at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue over five years, including two pedestrians.
Police searched for the driver
Brooklyn Paper reported on Sept. 19 that no arrests had been made and that police were working to secure surveillance footage to identify the truck’s license plate.