Overview
- Police identified the victim as Noach Klein, 84, a longtime Unique Sterling shop owner, who died at Maimonides Medical Center; a 54-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition.
- The collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. near 18th Avenue and 49th Street and involved a 2018 Ford Transit driven by a 38-year-old man.
- The driver remained at the scene, and reports differ on whether he was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation.
- According to police, both pedestrians were outside a marked crosswalk even as the traffic light favored them.
- The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is examining the crash as precinct data show many pedestrian collisions this year and a slight uptick in deaths.