{"id":6484,"date":"2025-10-17T15:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/6484\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:17:32","slug":"nypd-identifies-woman-89-killed-when-car-jumps-sidewalk-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/6484\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD identifies woman, 89, killed when car jumps sidewalk in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2013 The NYPD has identified the 89-year-old woman who was killed when a car jumped a sidewalk<\/a> in Brooklyn on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Police said it happened on Neptune Avenue around 12:45 p.m. An 83-year-old woman driving a Nissan Sentra crashed into a Chrysler Town & Country being driven by an 86-year-old man, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

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Police said the collision caused the Chrysler minivan to jump the sidewalk and crash into three pedestrians. Klara Litvak, 89, was rushed to a hospital where she died, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Police said the two other pedestrians, a 75-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman, and the 86-year-old minivan driver were also taken to a local hospital for their injuries.<\/p>\n

The 83-year-old driver of the Nissan Sentra stayed at the scene, according to authorities. No arrests have been made and an investigation into the crash is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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