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Barry S. Kantrowitz, Esq.Last Updated: Jul 23, 2026
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According to the New York Daily News, a rabbinical student was run over by a trash truck on February 23 while crossing a Brooklyn street.
The paper reported that 25-year-old student was struck at 9:08 a.m., on Kingston Avenue at Carroll Street in Crown Heights. He died at the scene of the crash.
A witness told the Daily News that the driver of the sanitation truck that hit the student was traveling north on Kingston Avenue and never saw him while attempting to make a right onto Carroll Street. The student was in town to celebrate his friend’s upcoming wedding.
The driver of the truck that hit the student reportedly had a valid driver’s license and no criminal record. From the Ukraine, the student was studying to become a rabbi at Tiferes Bachurim, a Morristown, N.J. yeshiva, according to the Daily News. He was reportedly on his way to a morning prayer service when the accident occurred.
The accident remains under investigation.
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Many pedestrian accidents occur because of driver inattention or distraction, and other issues like speeding or impaired driving. According to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, there were 15,832 pedestrian accidents in New York, resulting in 312 fatalities. If you have a loved one killed because of someone else’s negligence, it is possible to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Aside from death, pedestrian accidents can cause catastrophic injuries. The DMV reported that there were 15,496 people injured in pedestrian accidents in 2012.
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