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Van driver in Borough Park kills 84-year-old pedestrian, injures another, police say
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Oct 30, 2025
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Police said they arrested a Brooklyn man for driving without a license after he allegedly struck and killed an octogenarian who was crossing the street on Wednesday evening.
NYPD officials said 38-year-old Jose Ramirez was behind the wheel of a 2018 Ford Transit van around 6:30 p.m. when he collided with 84-year-old Noach Klein and a 54-year-old man crossing 18th Avenue near 49th Street in Borough Park. The pair were not in the crosswalk but did have the red light in their favor, according to police.
Klein and the 54-year-old man were both taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where officials said Klein was pronounced dead and the younger man was listed in stable condition.
Ramirez stayed at the scene, and was charged hours later with unlicensed aggravated operating of a vehicle after police found that he was not registered or insured to drive in New York state. Officials said he lives in Midwood. Information for his lawyer was not immediately available.
Klein lived in South Williamsburg, according to police, but local news reports indicated that he had long owned a silver shop just steps from the intersection where he was struck.
A woman who identified herself as his wife answered the phone when a Gothamist reporter called on Thursday, but said she was too distraught to speak about Klein as she prepared for his funeral.
The NYPD’s collision investigation squad was still looking into the crash early Thursday.
According to police data, at least 164 pedestrians have been involved in collisions in the 66th Precinct so far this year, which covers the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood and Kensington. That’s slightly less than the same time period last year, where 179 pedestrians were involved in crashes.
But pedestrian deaths in the precinct have ticked up slightly in 2025: Klein is the fourth so far this year, while last year’s total around this time was two.
This story has been updated with new information.
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Brittany Kriegstein covers all breaking news around New York City, with a focus on crime and gun violence. Got a tip? Email Brittany at [email protected].
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