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Manhunt Ongoing for Belt Parkway Hit-and-Run Driver After Brooklyn Crash Kills 2

Police say the Mercedes was reported stolen that day as investigators review video and ask for tips to identify the driver.

A 28yr old man riding as a passenger in a white Mercedes Benz being operated by an unknown, unidentified male, traveling westbound on the Belt Parkway, and a 22yr old man operating a motorcycle in the same direction, were both pronounced dead at NYU Langone Lutheran Medical Center after both operators exited the Parkway at an apparent high rate of speed before driving over the median and through a fence before smashing into three parked and unoccupied cars on Shore Parkway at East 7th Street in Brooklyn on Sunday Oct. 19, 2025. 2333. The driver of the Mercedes Benz then fled the scene on foot. Photos taken on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. 0833. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A 28yr old man riding as a passenger in a white Mercedes Benz being operated by an unknown, unidentified male, traveling westbound on the Belt Parkway, and a 22yr old man operating a motorcycle in the same direction, were both pronounced dead at NYU Langone Lutheran Medical Center after both operators exited the Parkway at an apparent high rate of speed before driving over the median and through a fence before smashing into three parked and unoccupied cars on Shore Parkway at East 7th Street in Brooklyn on Sunday Oct. 19, 2025. 2333. The driver of the Mercedes Benz then fled the scene on foot. Photos taken on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. 0833. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The motorcycle that was driven by Besim Muminovic (inset) is pictured after a crash with a Mercedes in Brooklyn on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • NYPD says a white Mercedes and a motorcycle collided off the westbound Belt Parkway at the Ocean Parkway exit around 11:30 p.m. Sunday in Sheepshead Bay.
  • The Mercedes flipped after hitting a tree and three parked cars, the driver fled on foot, and both the motorcyclist and the car’s passenger were pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn.
  • The motorcyclist was identified as Besim Muminovic, and relatives have begun public mourning and funeral preparations.
  • Investigators report the Mercedes had been reported stolen earlier that day in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and they are reviewing surveillance footage while urging tips to Crime Stoppers.
  • Local reports citing police sources say a gun fell from the wrecked Mercedes during recovery, a detail not formally released by police.