Overview

• Police identified the victim as Lyudmila Braun, who was struck near Ocean Parkway and West Brighton Avenue in Coney Island late Sunday morning.
• Department of Buildings inspectors said a 41-by-87-inch panel detached from a steel carport and was carried roughly 20 feet before hitting the pedestrian.
• The site received a partial vacate order and the MTA temporarily closed an entrance to the Ocean Parkway Q train station as a safety precaution.
• The investigation into the installation and cause of the detachment is ongoing, with reports of a recent install by Best Energy Power noted by some outlets and under review.
• The storm brought peak gusts near 42 mph in Brooklyn, widespread downed trees, power outages, and travel disruptions, with this listed as the city’s only known storm-related fatality.