Driver fatally strikes
66-year-old man
Police investigate the fatal crash that killed a 66-year-old man and injured a dog. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
COURIER L 18 IFE, MARCH 13-19, 2020
BY JESSICA PARKS
A motorist struck and killed a man walking his dog on
Fourth Avenue in southern Brooklyn on March 5.
Frank Delcovenaere, 66, was crossing 101st Street at
around 7 pm when he was mowed down by a 19-year-old
driver, who attempted a right turn after traveling southbound
on Fourth Avenue, cops said.
Upon their arrival, police found the vicitm laying in the
street with severe head trauma. He was declared dead on the
scene.
The driver remained at the crash site, and police did not
make any arrests.
Delcovenaere’s canine companion survived the crash,
but was examined for possible injuries at an area animal
hospital, according to police.
In a tweet, State Senator Andrew Gounardes suggested
that the crash could have been avoided and called for the passage
of street safety legislation he introduced last week.
“He was killed by a speeding driver,” Gounardes wrote.
“When are we going to WAKE UP, SLOW DOWN, and realize
that we are literally killing each other to save a few minutes?”
Delcovenaere is the 24th pedestrian killed in a car crash
within the city’s borders since the onset of this year.
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