Coverage dated November 5, 2026

FBI agent struck Brooklyn pedestrian, dragged him to a bench and lied about it, prosecutors say

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NEW YORK (AP) — An FBI agent dragged a pedestrian across a snowy sidewalk, left him on a bench and sped away in his government-issued car after hitting and severely injuring him while driving the wrong way down a busy New York City street, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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  1. WCBD News 2

    FBI agent struck pedestrian with government car then lied about NYC hit-and-run, prosecutors say (opens WCBD News 2)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — An FBI agent drove his government car the wrong way down a busy Brooklyn thoroughfare, blew through a red light and then struck a pedestrian before speeding away, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Andrew Reyes later lied to investigators about the Feb.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    FBI agent struck Brooklyn pedestrian, dragged him to a bench and lied about it, prosecutors say (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — An FBI agent dragged a pedestrian across a snowy sidewalk, left him on a bench and sped away in his government-issued car after hitting and severely injuring him while driving the wrong way down a busy New York City street, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

  3. New York Times

    FBI Agent Struck Pedestrian in Brooklyn and Drove Off, U.S. Says (opens New York Times)

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    The agent went through a red light, drove the wrong way on a Brooklyn road and struck a man, leaving him unconscious, prosecutors said.

  4. amNewYork

    Former FBI agent arrested for allegedly striking man in Brooklyn with his vehicle, then attempting to cover up the crime, prosecutors say (opens amNewYork)

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    A former FBI agent was arrested and arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday for allegedly striking a pedestrian with his agency vehicle earlier this year and then attempting to cover up the crime. According to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella, Jr.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    FBI agent hit man with car, moved him to a bench and left without calling for help, DOJ says (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An FBI agent hit a pedestrian with their agency car in New York early one morning in February, before moving the man to a nearby bench and speeding away, according to a federal indictment handed up this week.

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