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An MTA bus reportedly struck and killed a man last night on 10th Street and Avenue D.
According to media and police reports, the man — later identified as 45-year-old Shawn Gooding — was crossing 10th Street from the southwest to the northwest corner around 10:40 p.m. when he was hit by the MTA bus turning right with the green light onto Avenue D.
Per NY1: "According to police, Gooding tripped and fell into the road near a marked crosswalk, and the rear of the bus struck him."
First responders, who found Gooding in the roadway with trauma to his body, took him to Bellevue, where officials pronounced him dead.
NY1 and other outlets reported that the bus driver did not remain on the scene ... "because he was likely not aware he struck somebody, according to police." Per amNew York, the 59-year-old driver "was shocked to learn of the incident."
Both the M14D and the M8 pass the intersection where the collision occurred.
From 1010 WINS:
The MTA directed 1010 WINS/WCBS 880's request for comment to the NYPD. "We don’t want to impede on their ongoing and active investigation," the MTA said."Much of the information is still preliminary, so we want to make sure we respond accurately."No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
Photo early this morning by William Klayer
Horrible! What a nightmare - falling in the street and being run over. My condolences to this man's family and friends.
ReplyDeleteI would also offer condolences to the bus driver, who seems not to have been doing anything wrong. It must be a terrible feeling to learn you unwittingly ran over someone, must be hard to forget
DeleteThat’s terrible! A nightmare scenario. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
ReplyDeleteThe irony is the white crosswalk stripes, when wet, are incredibly slippery. Sorry this guy had to go out like this.
ReplyDeleteRIP, Shawn.
ReplyDeleteAnd beware that the NYPD has a long history of victim-blaming. Google it and you'll see (or go to Strteetsblog).
You are right mvd. A friend's mother struck and killed a child who appeared out of nowhere, she didn't have any way to avoid hitting the child, and she was never the same after that. Imagine. Everybody hurts.
ReplyDeleteIt’s apparently common for NYPD to claim cyclists struck by drivers first fell or swerved before being hit, even when there is evidence to contrary,. I’ve seen many times buses turning requiring pedestrians to back up in crosswalks to avoid being hit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible accident. My thoughts are with the family of the victim. And I hope the driver of the bus can recover from the mental trauma he is sure to be undergoing.
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