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Coverage dated October 25, 2023 to October 26, 2023

Tow truck driver who struck and killed 7-year-old boy in Brooklyn arrested: Police

Headline from NBC New York

The driver of the NYPD tow truck that struck and killed a 7-year-old boy in a Brooklyn intersection was arrested and charged in his death, police said.

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  1. CBS News

    7-year-old boy struck and killed by NYPD tow truck in Brooklyn (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The boy was struck and killed on his way to school with his mother in Fort Greene.

  2. New York Post

    7-year-old boy fatally struck by NYPD tow truck while walking with his mom: ‘Heart-wrenching’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Heartbreaking video from the scene shows the boy’s shocked mother sitting next to her son’s body in the street as investigators surround her as bystanders look on from the sidewalk.

  3. New York Times

    7-Year-Old Boy Is Struck and Killed by N.Y.P.D. Tow Truck (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The child was crossing a street in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn when he was hit.

  4. NBC New York

    7-year-old boy struck and killed by NYPD tow truck in Brooklyn intersection: Police (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A 7-year-old boy was struck and killed by a NYPD tow truck that was turning at a Brooklyn intersection, police said.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Driver of NYPD tow truck hits and kills 7-year-old boy (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A 7-year-old boy was killed in Brooklyn on Thursday morning when a tow truck belonging to the New York Police Department hit him while he was crossing the street, police said.

  6. Gothamist

    7-year-old Brooklyn boy fatally struck by NYPD tow truck, police say (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    Police said the boy walked into an intersection where the truck was making a turn.

  7. NBC New York

    Tow truck driver who struck and killed 7-year-old boy in Brooklyn arrested: Police (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The driver of the NYPD tow truck that struck and killed a 7-year-old boy in a Brooklyn intersection was arrested and charged in his death, police said.

  8. FOX 5 New York

    NYPD tow truck driver charged in accident that left boy, 7, dead (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The accident involving the NYPD tow truck happened near Myrtle and N Portland avenues in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    NYPD tow truck driver charged after fatally striking 7-year-old boy walking with mother in Brooklyn (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    An NYPD tow truck driver has been charged after a 7-year-old boy was struck and killed while crossing the street with his mother in Brooklyn on Thursday.

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