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NYPD Van Fatally Struck Pedestrian in Crown Heights

Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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Summary

  • An NYPD van fatally struck a pedestrian in Crown Heights Thursday evening, officials said.
  • At around 8 p.m., a man was standing at the center median on the Eastern Parkway near Schenectady Avenue.
  • While there, an NYPD van transporting several prisoners was heading westbound and collided with him.
  • EMS rushed the man to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased, according to a report from ABC7.
  • No one inside the van was injured.
  • Detectives are investigating.

Timeline

Police advise that there are multiple units on scene investigating.

Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Incident reported at Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave.

Police advise that there are multiple units on scene investigating.

Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Incident reported at Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave.

Police advise that there are multiple units on scene investigating.

Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Incident reported at Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave.

Police advise that there are multiple units on scene investigating.

Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Incident reported at Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave.

Police advise that there are multiple units on scene investigating.

Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Incident reported at Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave.

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Comments22

empirApr 8 at 8:59 PM

First of all schenectady and Troy avenues are race tracks transporting a prisoner doesn’t mean you should drive on speed poor man may he Rest In Peace πŸ™πŸ½

MadgestyApr 7 at 11:15 PM

Channel 7 just reported that sadly, the person died at the hospital.

SweetgApr 7 at 11:16 PM

Yes just saw it.

Jackson74955Apr 7 at 8:53 PM

NYC_Alerts911 on twitter - person is likely to die

CitizenUser139448014Apr 8 at 10:30 AM

I got hit by a car too on March 18th

empirApr 8 at 8:59 PM

First of all schenectady and Troy avenues are race tracks transporting a prisoner doesn’t mean you should drive on speed poor man may he Rest In Peace πŸ™πŸ½

MadgestyApr 7 at 11:15 PM

Channel 7 just reported that sadly, the person died at the hospital.

SweetgApr 7 at 11:16 PM

Yes just saw it.

Jackson74955Apr 7 at 8:53 PM

NYC_Alerts911 on twitter - person is likely to die

CitizenUser139448014Apr 8 at 10:30 AM

I got hit by a car too on March 18th

empirApr 8 at 8:59 PM

First of all schenectady and Troy avenues are race tracks transporting a prisoner doesn’t mean you should drive on speed poor man may he Rest In Peace πŸ™πŸ½

MadgestyApr 7 at 11:15 PM

Channel 7 just reported that sadly, the person died at the hospital.

SweetgApr 7 at 11:16 PM

Yes just saw it.

Jackson74955Apr 7 at 8:53 PM

NYC_Alerts911 on twitter - person is likely to die

CitizenUser139448014Apr 8 at 10:30 AM

I got hit by a car too on March 18th

empirApr 8 at 8:59 PM

First of all schenectady and Troy avenues are race tracks transporting a prisoner doesn’t mean you should drive on speed poor man may he Rest In Peace πŸ™πŸ½

MadgestyApr 7 at 11:15 PM

Channel 7 just reported that sadly, the person died at the hospital.

SweetgApr 7 at 11:16 PM

Yes just saw it.

Jackson74955Apr 7 at 8:53 PM

NYC_Alerts911 on twitter - person is likely to die

CitizenUser139448014Apr 8 at 10:30 AM

I got hit by a car too on March 18th

empirApr 8 at 8:59 PM

First of all schenectady and Troy avenues are race tracks transporting a prisoner doesn’t mean you should drive on speed poor man may he Rest In Peace πŸ™πŸ½

MadgestyApr 7 at 11:15 PM

Channel 7 just reported that sadly, the person died at the hospital.

SweetgApr 7 at 11:16 PM

Yes just saw it.

Jackson74955Apr 7 at 8:53 PM

NYC_Alerts911 on twitter - person is likely to die

CitizenUser139448014Apr 8 at 10:30 AM

I got hit by a car too on March 18th

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