Man riding scooter struck and killed in Brooklyn
NEW YORK - There was a fatal traffic accident Christmas morning in Brooklyn.
It happened in Brownsville at around 1:40 a.m.
A 58-year-old man was driving a BMW when it struck a scooter at the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Thomas Boyland Street.
The rider of the scooter, a 30-year-old man, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police said the scooter rider disobeyed a red light when he was hit.
The driver of the BMW remained on the scene.
