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Truck Driver Charged With DWI After Allegedly Fatally Striking Pedestrian On New Year's Eve
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Published Jan 1, 2020
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A truck driver was arrested on Tuesday for fatally striking a pedestrian in East Harlem.
A police spokesperson said the incident happened around 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve at the intersection of E. 125 Street and Madison Avenue. A driver in a Safelite truck, who has been identified as Farkell Hopkins, was driving eastbound on 125th Street when he struck the pedestrian, who was attempting to cross the street mid-block.
Farkell, who stayed at the scene, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. The Daily News noted that the victim, believed to be in his 40s, was not carrying ID, and police are still working to identify him.
Department of Transportation statistics as of last Monday showed that 215 people died in traffic crashes in 2019, up from 198 in the same time period last year. There have been 117 pedestrian fatalities, also as of Monday, up from 115 in all of 2018. Twenty-nine cyclists have died, nearly triple the fatalities of last year. We've contacted the DOT to get the final count of pedestrian fatalities in 2019.
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