Drivers Left After Man Was Fatally Hit on Linden Boulevard
Two hit-and-run drivers in light-colored SUVs left after a man was fatally hit around 4:03 a.m. at Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Avenue, according to the city crash record and a police account reported by BK Reader.
What We Know
Official crash records list one male pedestrian killed just after 4 AM on March 7, 2026, at Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn. The records list two SUVs, both going west and straight ahead, with driver inattention/distraction recorded for both. A press account citing police described a double hit-and-run involving two light-colored SUVs in Brownsville; it placed the man at the intersection, while the official person record says he was not at an intersection.
Police described two drivers leaving the scene
The city crash record says one pedestrian was killed in the March 7 crash and lists two SUV drivers traveling west and going straight ahead before impact.
Linden Boulevard has seen repeated serious harm
The crash was recorded at Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn’s 11212 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s location review for Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn counted 2,223 crashes, 1,585 injuries, 64 serious injuries and 8 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Records point to driver inattention and a disputed roadway account
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction for both drivers. It also lists traffic-control disregard for the pedestrian and places the pedestrian outside an intersection.
BK Reader’s police account differs on key details, saying the first driver was traveling through a green light and that the man was hit at the intersection.
The pedestrian’s name had not been released
BK Reader reported on March 10 that police had not released the pedestrian’s name.