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COURIER L 16 IFE, MARCH 11-17, 2022
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The woman’s torso was
found early Thursday morning
inside a shopping cart on
a Brooklyn corner.
Just before 1:45 am on
March 3, police say that a
man was near the corner of
Pennsylvania Avenue and Atlantic
Avenue when he saw a
large bag inside a shopping
cart. He proceeded to push
the cart, thinking there were
groceries in the bag initially,
and then decided to check the
bag, inside of which was the
torso of an unidentifi ed adult
woman.
Police responded to the
scene at 1:46 am that morning
and have been canvassing the
area for more body parts.
The Medical Examiner
will determine the cause of
death. The investigation remains
ongoing.
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
The driver behind the
wheel of a garbage truck fatally
struck a 62-year-old pedestrian
just steps from Barclays
Center on March 4,
according to police.
Cops say the incident occurred
just after 3:30 pm on
Flatbush Avenue near the intersection
of Fourth and Atlantic
avenues, when the private
sanitation vehicle crashed into
the pedestrian in the roadway.
First responders rushed
to the gruesome scene, where
they pronounced the victim
dead, an NYPD spokesperson
said. The driver of the vehicle
remained on the scene, and no
arrests have been made.
Cops did not yet determine
wether the pedestrian was
within a crosswalk at the time
of the crash. Police did not release
the identity of the deceased
victim to the press.
“A tragedy occurred in our
community this afternoon. A
pedestrian fatality involving
a private sanitation truck at
Atlantic & Flatbush,” tweeted
local Councilmember Lincoln
Restler. “My heart goes out to
the neighbor we lost and his
loved ones. May his memory
always be a blessing.”
The recently-elected pol
also took aim at the Department
of Transportation, saying
the three-way intersection
lacks proper protections.
“This is one of the most
dangerous intersections in
NYC. We’ve brought it up repeatedly
with DOT & we need
action now,” he said. “Traffi c
deaths are avoidable.”
According to Crashmapper,
the stretch of roadway
where the incident occurred
has seen at least 10 motor vehicle
crashes over the past
12 months, which resulted in
multiple injuries to pedestrians,
motorists, and cyclists.
A number of Brooklynites
took to social media after the
incident to bemoan the “dangerous”
roadways in the immediate
vicinity, which feature
multiple car lanes, and vehicles
that often drive at high speeds.
“This intersection is a f—
king death trap in every direction
and people have been talking
about it for years and nothing
gets done,” one user tweeted.
Additional reporting by
Caroline Ourso
Police investigate the scene where a woman’s torso was found inside
a shopping cart on the morning of March 3. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Garbage truck fatally strikes
pedestrian near Barclays
Woman’s torso found
in shopping cart near
Broadway Junction
The scene of the deadly crash . Photo by Caroline Ourso
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