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id: e969cc61a4
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 00:04 EST
updated: 2026-11-05 10:35 EST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# Police charge sanitation truck driver in fatal Bensonhurst strike

Police said Timothy McVey, 41, of Staten Island, a sanitation truck driver, was charged with failure to yield after fatally striking pedestrian Siobhan Lynch, 30, last week.

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Timothy McVey](/new-york/wiki/timothy-mcvey.md), [Siobhan Lynch](/new-york/wiki/siobhan-lynch.md)

## Coverage

- [Streetsblog NYC](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/11/05/sanitation-truck-driver-arrested-after-killing-pedestrian-in-bensonhurst), 2026-11-05 00:04 EST: Sanitation Truck Driver Arrested After Killing Pedestrian In Bensonhurst
- [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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