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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, MARCH 15, 2020
Driver fatally strikes 66-year-old man
BY JESSICA PARKS
A motorist struck and killed a man
walking his dog on Fourth Avenue in
southern Brooklyn on March 5.
Police said Frank Delcovenaere, 66,
was crossing 101st Street against the
crossing signal around 7 pm when he was
mowed down by a 19-year-old driving a
2011 Mercedes Benz. Cops say the driver
was traveling southbound on Fourth Avenue
when he made a right turn through
the intersection and struck Delcovenaere,
immediately killing him.
In a tweet, State Senator Andrew Gounardes
suggested that the driver was
speeding 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?”
A friend close to the family described
Delcovenaere as the “epitome of kindness
and intelligence” and someone in the
neighborhood that everyone recognized.
“He was always willing and wanting
to engage people in meaningful conversation,”
the family friend said. “He was ever
gracious and warm. He cared about the
people that he came into contact with and
knew everyone’s name.”
Upon their arrival, police found the
Brooklyn man 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.
The dog the victim was walking survived
the crash but was examined for possible
injuries at an area animal hospital,
according to police.
Delcovenaere is the 24th pedestrian
killed in a car crash within the city’s borders
since the onset of this year.
A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a motorist while walking his dog in Bay Ridge on March 5. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
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