Crime & Safety
Details Revealed Of Fatal July Crash In Bed-Stuy: Cops
A pedestrian walking across Marcus Garvey Boulevard was hit and killed by an unlicensed driver in late July, according to police.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police have revealed details about a fatal crash that unfolded in Bed-Stuy in late July, killing a pedestrian as they walked across a crosswalk on Marcus Garvey Boulevard.
Brandon Davis, 41, was crossing the boulevard near Madison Street, without a pedestrian signal, just after 1 p.m. on July 29 when he was hit by an Infiniti sedan driving in the right lane, police said.
The 19-year-old driver tried to swerve to the left, but ended up hitting Davis, according to police.
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Davis was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead three days later, police said.
Police arrested the driver, Quansae Herring, shortly after the crash and charged him for being an aggravated unlicensed operator, according to police.
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Details of the crash were sent out in a police press release on Friday.
They come as activists take stock of a record-breaking summer for traffic fatalities in both New York City and in Brooklyn. In total, 77 people were killed on New York City streets from June to August, 23 of whom died in Brooklyn, according to a study.
The traffic deaths are the highest they've been since Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has championed a Vision Zero street safety initiative, took office.
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