Developing: Pedestrian Struck at 8th and Carroll
This just in from a tipster…A pedestrian was struck, and is possibly dead, from being hit by an SUV at the intersection of 8th and Carroll this morning. I have heard reports that are not confirmed from a news source that I have that it’s a male in his 50’s. It is not a hit…
This just in from a tipster...A pedestrian was struck, and is possibly dead, from being hit by an SUV at the intersection of 8th and Carroll this morning. I have heard reports that are not confirmed from a news source that I have that it’s a male in his 50’s. It is not a hit and run since the vehicle is still on the scene. It’s windshield is smashed up. Sadly this is the same intersection (same side of the street and everything) where the bicyclist was struck and killed recently. A bystander believed that it was probably due to sun in the eyes of the driver going down 8th Avenue that caused the accident. But this is obviously just a guess. It’s a very sad day for Park Slope.
I was just glancing at the nice brownstones to my left to take a picture. Sorry.
People drive entirely too fast on 8th avenue. I don’t know why, but it seems worse on 8th than on PPW.
Please STFU with all the anti-SUV nonsense – Pedestrians have been getting run over when the only SUV was an athletic horse pulling a wagon…..
In NYC there is a never ending war between Pedestrians and Drivers – and amazingly the participants often change sides in minutes depending on the mode of transport at the exact instant. There is no “solution”
The only possible response is mitigation – Pedestrians have to stop playing chicken with 2 ton vehicles that will kill you with barely a dent and drivers have to be more careful as well – additionally the police should be instructed to IMMEDIATELY confiscate the cell phone/PDA of drivers and pedestrians whenever an accident has occurred – a check of usage will instantly reveal if someone is texting/talking/browsing while driving (or walking) and some high profile arrests of drivers (and publicity of the inattentive walker) will help alleviate the biggest menace of all.
phripley, Anyone who can blithely say “because of my greatly impaired vision I doubted my ability to stop in time” has no business driving! Have you heard of the basic road rule: “drive at a safe speed?”
Speed bumps work. I wish we had some on my street to slow the idiot teenage-racer who couldn’t care less about kids or cats running out from underneath parked cards.
Yeah smeyer418, an excellent idea to cordon off streets in a totally residential area like PS so it looks like London. Pedestrians in their safe little cages, allowed to cross only when its not inconvenient to the almighty car.
No, it’s practically always the car’s fault when it hits a pedestrian; it’s the car’s responsibility to watch out for even jaywalking peds (or cycles).
It’s about time 8th Ave was made 2-way to calm traffic. I know this car was on Carroll, but then he was probably hurrying to be on the speedway.
this is really sad. I want to remind people that the poor fellow that died on the bike a few months back- rode into the back of a stopped bus. People tend to think that he was hit, but that wasn’t the case.
Sorry, it wasn’t my fault. The sun was in my eyes and I couldn’t see.
I drove up Carroll to take my daughter too school this morning as she had a stomach ache. The sun was really really bad. I don’t remember it at 8th Ave but at 6th + Carroll (where there is a school crossing guard — Mary Anne, she’s great) the sun was right in my eyes. Because you are traveling uphill and the sun is low in the sky at that time it is very difficult to shade your eyes from the direct rays of the sun. I recall thinking that I was very glad Mary Anne was there too keep any little ones from running into the street; because of my greatly impaired vision I doubted my ability to stop in time.
There’s a school near 8th and Carroll too (Brooklyn Montessori). Maybe we need another crossing guard there?