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DOT Truck And Honda Have Deadly Crash On Brooklyn Bridge

Tragedy struck the historic Brooklyn Bridge last week when a man from East New York, Brooklyn lost control of his Honda Accord. On Wednesday morning around 4 a.m. 36-year-old Andre Donald drifted out of his lane and slammed into the back of a New York Department of Transportation dump truck even though the dump truck was equipped with a flashing yellow arrow.

Donald, who police say might have been drinking in the hours before the crash or who might have fallen asleep at the wheel, was rushed by the EMS to New York Downtown Hospital where he died just after arrival. The dump truck on the bridge was no occupied at the time of the accident. It is not known if Donald was wearing a seatbelt.

Due to the fatal Brooklyn car accident, the Brooklyn Bridge was shut down for a number of hours during the morning commute. No other people were injured in the deadly NYC car crash.