Tragedy in the Russian-speaking area of Brooklyn: a 15-year-old girl was hit to death by a school bus
'18.01.2022'
Antonina Zatulovskaya, 15, was fatally hit at 8 am on January 17 at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Avenue P in Midwood, she was hit by a school bus that appeared to be full of children, reports PIX 11.
Police received a call about a pedestrian hit by a car. CBS News. The police found a 15-year-old girl lying on the road. Police and firefighters said she died at the scene.
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Michael Arie lives right at the intersection where it happened. He witnessed the incident and said that the driver may not have seen the girl.
Police, which called the incident a hit-and-run, interrogated the driver in the afternoon and evening of January 17, he admitted his guilt. Later, 55-year-old Alexander Patlakh was charged with failing to give way to a pedestrian and not showing due care.
Security camera video shows the moment before the girl was hit by a big yellow school bus. The bus was turning from Avenue P to bedford avenue in Midwood just before 8 am.
The girl crossed the street at a pedestrian crossing and had the preferential right of movement.
Witnesses say the driver didn't even stop
"I do not know what to say. Fifteen years, what can I say - really terrible, - said Arye. “She really is a child.”
He believes that the driver could well understand that he hit a man.
“The strange thing is that he slowed down after hitting her, which is a little doubtful,” Arye said. “The way he, like, slowed down. He didn't stop completely. In any case, he had to go out and see if anything happened. But he didn't."
The Department of Education did not respond to a request for comment. Neighbors told PIX11 that the girl may have been on her way to school when she was hit and killed. On January 17, the school held activities in the morning, despite the day off.
Meanwhile, some neighbors say that a traffic camera or some other technique would be useful at the intersection. They said the area was potentially dangerous, as evidenced by the tragedy on Monday.
“A lot of people here drive like crazy,” said Arye, pointing to the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Avenue P. “Not necessarily on Bedford, but on Avenue P, this guy was driving on Avenue P.”
