Speeding Brooklyn driver crashes into scaffolding and dies
A speeding driver crashed into scaffolding in Brooklyn and died, police said Sunday.
The 25-year-old victim lost control of his 2012 Infiniti near Surf Ave. and W. 20th St. in Coney Island about 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
He mounted the sidewalk and crashed into a building’s scaffolding just across the street from Coney Island’s famed parachute jump amusement park ride.
The driver was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn but could not saved. His passenger, a 23-year-old man, was unhurt.
Cops are investigating the cause of the crash.
