Man dies after being struck and dragged for a block by a tractor-trailer in Brooklyn before horrified witnesses stopped the truck
- Moshe Yehuda Weiner, 21, died on Thursday in hospital after the incident
- He was walking towards his parked van in Williamsburg when the truck slammed into him
- The young man who was married was then dragged for about one block before the car came to a stop
- Weiner was transported to a local hopsital where he later died
- No charges were immediately filed against the driver, according to reports
A young man died after he was struck by a tractor-trailer and was dragged for about block after getting caught under the truck's rear tires, officials said.
Moshe Yehuda Weiner, 21, was walking towards his parked van in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday around 11.15am when the truck slammed into him, police said.
The truck, which was reportedly hauling cement, then dragged Weiner one block before shocked witnesses stopped him, according to the New York Daily News.
Moshe Yehuda Weiner, 21, (pictured) died after he was struck by a tractor-trailer in Brooklyn and was dragged for about block after getting caught under the truck's rear tires, officials said
Weiner was walking towards his parked van in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday around 11.15am when the tractor tailer (pictured) slammed into him, police said
Scenes from the crash in Williambsurg on Thursday morning shown above
It is believed that the married young man fell under the truck's rear tires after his coat was caught by the passing truck on the narrow road, according to witnesses.
Weiner, who was critically injured in the crash, was transported to Bellevue Hospital by members of the Shomrim volunteer ambulance corps and later died.
One witness told the New York Daily News that the driver was 'so upset' after the collision.
'The driver was traumatized,' 50-year-old Susan Stover said. 'The guy was really upset, he was shook up.'
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Weiner, who was critically injured in the crash, was transported to Bellevue Hospital by members of the Shomrim volunteer ambulance corps and later died
Investigators pictured at the scene. Following the crash, no charges were immediately filed against the driver
One witness told reporters on the scene that the driver was 'so upset' after the collision
She added: 'He said he put on his brakes and the next thing you know he looked in his rear view mirror and saw the guy was under his tire.'
Following the crash, no charges were immediately filed against the driver, according to the New York Daily News.
Loved ones of Weiner described him as a good guy and said he worked for a plumbing supply store and had been married for two years.
His father is currently traveling from China to be with family in New York, friends told the New York Daily News.
Police are investing the crash.
Police are investing the crash and Weiner's father is currently traveling from China to be with family in New York, according to friends
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