A driver operating a white van hit a 79-year-old woman crossing at Nassau Avenue and Sutton Street, the NYPD confirmed to Greenpointers.
EMS arrived at the scene and transported her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull. The NYPD did not share her identity, or the driver’s identity. She suffered a head injury that caused some bleeding and is expected to make a recovery. The driver stayed at the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.
In footage shared by a witness, the van in question has a license plate that says NEVALATE, and it’s clear why—because it has racked up several traffic violations, including two for speeding in a school zone.
Neighbors have long been frustrated by the lack of street safety infrastructure on that stretch of Nassau Avenue, running east from McGuinness Boulevard. According to Crashmapper data, the area has seen 97 total crashes over the past five years, resulting in at least 31 injuries and 1 fatality. Last year, a truck driver killed a woman at the intersection of Nassau and Sutton, the same one where yesterday’s incident took place. In response, elected officials released a statement calling for the city’s Department of Transportation to implement additional safety measures such as daylighting and raised crosswalks.
Stuff like this is why we should add a bike lane to the BQE
With eight million+ people and crazy drivers especially e bikes it is a miracle 20 or more people are not killed each day in NYC instead of one or two.
Fearless Emily rushed to Twitter to comfort her followers, but has not had a single comment on the e-bike death.
OK boomer. Show us on the doll where the e-bike touched you.
we should add a bike lane on top of a bike lane on top of a pedestrian lane on top of a dog park
This intersection is incredibly dangerous. All the sarcastic comments about bike lakes, but those efforts have made our community so much safer. Not sure an article about an injured elderly woman warrants those comments, either.