July 30, 2006
Fatal Midtown Crossing at West 57th
Early yesterday morning, a 22 year old man was killed by a drunk driver's car in Midtown. Twenty-two year old Benjamin Brown and some friends had been out partying, and they crossed 57th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues when a 2006 black Dodge Charger hit him around 3AM. The police apprehended the Charger's driver, Bronx resident Michael Hunt, a block away and found that he was drunk - and his car's windshield was cracked. Hunt was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated; police believe Hunt had just come from a club. Brown, who was from Stamford, Connecticut and recently graduated from Fordham, was pronounced dead at St. Luke's.
Not that this is a mitigating factor in this terrible accident, but it seems like Brown's group jaywalked when they crossed in the middle of the street. There's no telling how Hunt's driving would have been different at an intersection, but maybe this is a lesson to stick to the crosswalks.
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Um, did they check the driver's ID to make sure his name wasn't really "Mike Hunt"?
So that 22-year-old got killed by Mike Hunt...classic...
I don't believe in the death penalty, but Mike Hunt should burn in Hell. I don't believe in hell either, but may he get raped in prison.
hey gothamist!
i'm getting really fucking tired of your "not for nothing but..." bullshit
the guy is dead
may he rest in peace
Or maybe the lesson here is that we should put a $25 congestion fee on the bridges and tunnels on Friday and Saturday nights and let meat heads like Mike Hunt ride into town on a bus or stay home and terrorize their own neighborhoods....
I am a childhood friend of Ben's and I know from what his friends who were with him on Friday night said. Ben was the nicest guy and was crossing the street to a drug store to get his friend Pepto Bismal. (sp.?)
Ben just stepped out a little onto the street, didn't see anyone on the road, neither did his friends and this Michael Hunt came out of nowhere and hit him, killing Ben immediately-he broke his neck. Michael Hunt should be glad the police got him before me and my friends did. I hope he will be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
May Ben rest in peace.
I was away this weekend, but this happened near my building.
Ben R.I.P.
This is a huge loss for the Fordham community, everyone is praying for you and your family Ben
Please don't make jokes at the death of my friend. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Ben was an amazing brother, a loyal and devoted friend, and my life will never be the same without him. I love you B.
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