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id: d55da08ddb
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 08:18 EST
updated: 2026-11-05 10:35 EST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# DSNY worker arrested for killing a woman in Brooklyn while driving a garbage truck

DSNY garbage truck A sanitation worker from Staten Island was charged with with failure to yield to a pedestrian for fatally striking Siobhan Lynch last week. [ more › ]

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [Gothamist / WNYC](https://gothamist.com/news/dsny-worker-arrested-for-killing-a-woman-in-brooklyn-while-driving-a-garbage-truck), 2026-11-05 08:18 EST: DSNY worker arrested for killing a woman in Brooklyn while driving a garbage truck
- [amNY](https://www.amny.com/news/sanitation-truck-driver-charged-for-fatally-striking-beloved-brooklyn-pedestrian/), 2026-11-05 10:35 EST: Sanitation truck driver charged for fatally striking beloved Brooklyn pedestrian

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