An accident at the corner of McGuinness Boulevard and Bayard Street left one victim dead, and the perpetrator currently on the run and wanted by the NYPD.
On Tuesday, May 18, a 58-year-old man was crossing the fives lanes of traffic eastbound near Bayard Street, when a Rolls Royce fatally hit him and continued driving, as first reported by Brooklyn Paper. The man was later identified as Matthew Jensen, a teacher at Greenpoint’s PS…
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An elderly woman was killed a few weeks ago when an outside door at the Greenpoint CVS flung open. She was laid out at Rago’s. I have not seen one piece of news about it in any media local or city.
It’s bad framing to use the word accident as it implies no fault. It’s driver-centric. Most news organizations have switched wording to crash or collision.
What time was it? What color was the car? Was it vintage or new? Was it a convertible? any details at all???
It was at 12:45 am. Police said the Rolls Royce was black and the car had the green light (absolutely no excuse for killing someone). But if they know this much, they may have video and maybe could catch a license place.