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19-Year-Old Moped Rider Hit and Killed by Semi-Truck in Sunset Park

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, cops responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle collision on 39th Street and 4th Avenue just off the Gowanus Expressway.
BK Reader Staff

From Brooklyn Paper: 

A 19-year-old was killed after being struck by a semi-truck in Sunset Park early on Saturday morning. 

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, cops responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle collision on 39th Street and 4th Avenue just off the Gowanus Expressway.

When police arrived, they discovered the teenaged victim, Josue Mardoqueo Vincente Yac, with “severe” head and body trauma. 

Click here to read more at brooklynpaper.com.

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