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Two Men Killed in Belt Parkway Exit-Ramp Hit-and-Run in Brooklyn

Police are searching for the unidentified Mercedes driver who ran from the scene.

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 westbound exit on the Belt Parkway in Sheepshead Bay where police say two men were killed in a crash on Oct. 19, 2025

Overview

  • A Mercedes-Benz and a motorcycle collided on the westbound exit ramp near Shore Parkway and East Seventh Street in Sheepshead Bay around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
  • The 22-year-old motorcyclist and a 28-year-old passenger from the Mercedes were taken to NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, where both were pronounced dead.
  • The crash also damaged three parked, unoccupied vehicles, according to police.
  • NYPD reports the car’s driver fled on foot, no arrests have been made, and no suspect description has been released.
  • Authorities have withheld the victims’ names pending family notification, and NYPD data show traffic deaths are lower this year in the local precinct and citywide.