The younger sister of a man who was fatally mowed down by a New York City bus is blaming a drawn-out construction project near the crash site for her brother’s death, and police say no one has been charged.
Shawn Gooding, a 45-year-old man, tripped and fell into the street near a marked crosswalk on March 1 around 10:40 p.m., the New York Police Department said in a statement to Atlanta Black Star.
The incident happened at the intersection of Avenue D and East 10th St. in Alphabet City, a section of the East Village in Manhattan.
Officers responded to the scene to find Gooding lying on the roadway “with trauma about the body,” according to the statement. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A police investigation revealed that Gooding was struck by a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driven by an unidentified 59-year-old employee.
The driver was traveling eastbound on East 10th St. during a green light and making a right turn onto southbound Avenue D when the collision occurred.
“The rear of the bus struck the pedestrian. The vehicle did not remain at the scene,” NYPD said.
