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Woman, 30, crossing NYC street struck and killed by DSNY garbage truck
first published Oct 29, 2026, 12:12 AM ET · 10 articles · title as published by New York Post – Metro
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- New York Post – MetroWoman, 30, crossing NYC street struck and killed by DSNY garbage truckOct 29, 2026, 12:12 AM ET
- GothamistBrooklyn woman hit and killed by garbage truck at peak time for traffic deaths, NYPD saysOct 29, 2026, 7:54 AM ET
- amNewYorkBrooklyn woman struck and killed by garbage truck driver as she crossed the streetOct 29, 2026, 9:45 AM ET
- Patch NYCNYC Sanitation Truck Strikes Woman Crossing Street: NYPDOct 29, 2026, 12:22 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroNYC ‘drunk’ driver plows into NYPD Halloween event — injuring 4, including childOct 29, 2026, 5:25 PM ET
- Patch NYCCar Plows Into Bushwick Pedestrians, Hits Ambulance: 6 InjuredOct 29, 2026, 7:42 PM ET
- Spectrum News NY1Officials: 6 pedestrians struck by intoxicated driver during NYPD Halloween eventOct 29, 2026, 9:59 PM ET
- amNewYorkDead body found in trash bag on Brooklyn street sparks mysteryOct 30, 2026, 2:25 PM ET
- amNewYorkAdding traffic safety features to dangerous southern Brooklyn intersection would’ve saved woman’s life, advocates sayOct 30, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroBoozed-up driver who plowed into kids at NYPD Halloween event charged with vehicular assault: copsOct 30, 2026, 8:17 PM ET
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Woman, 30, crossing NYC street struck and killed by DSNY garbage truck
A 30-year-old woman died after being struck by a DSNY truck in Brooklyn Wednesday night.
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Photo: GothamistGothamistBrooklyn woman hit and killed by garbage truck at peak time for traffic deaths, NYPD says
Tiny garbage trucks solve a big trash problem in a quaint corner of Queens. At a time of year when traffic deaths rise due to reduced visibility, 30-year-old Siobhan Lynch was struck and killed just…
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Photo: amNewYorkamNewYorkBrooklyn woman struck and killed by garbage truck driver as she crossed the street
Police in Brooklyn are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was fatally struck by a garbage truck driver Wednesday night. Law enforcement sources say the incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. on…
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Photo: Patch NYCPatch NYCNYC Sanitation Truck Strikes Woman Crossing Street: NYPD
A Brooklyn woman died after a city sanitation truck struck her while turning at an intersection, police said.
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroNYC ‘drunk’ driver plows into NYPD Halloween event — injuring 4, including child
A suspected drunk driver plowed onto the sidewalk and struck four people -- including a child -- during a broad-daylight Halloween event outside a Brooklyn NYPD precinct, cops and sources said.
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Photo: Patch NYCPatch NYCCar Plows Into Bushwick Pedestrians, Hits Ambulance: 6 Injured
Three children and three adults were hospitalized after a sedan struck pedestrians on a Brooklyn sidewalk before hitting an ambulance.
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Spectrum News NY1Officials: 6 pedestrians struck by intoxicated driver during NYPD Halloween event
A driver struck six pedestrians and an ambulance during an NYPD "Trunk-or-Treat" event, sending three children and three others to hospitals.
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Photo: amNewYorkamNewYorkDead body found in trash bag on Brooklyn street sparks mystery
A real-life horror story unfolded in Brooklyn on the eve of Halloween Friday when police found a dead man’s body left in a garbage bag dumped on the street. Police said the grim discovery took place…
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Photo: amNewYorkamNewYorkAdding traffic safety features to dangerous southern Brooklyn intersection would’ve saved woman’s life, advocates say
Safe streets advocates said on Thursday that Siobhan Lynch, a 30-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a city Sanitation Department (DSNY) garbage truck driver on Oct. 28, could still be alive…
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroBoozed-up driver who plowed into kids at NYPD Halloween event charged with vehicular assault: cops
Michael Marsh, 56, was charged with vehicular assault after allegedly driving drunk into an NYPD Halloween event in Brooklyn, injuring 6 people.
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