A Brooklyn driver died after he blew a red light and crashed into a truck carrying what appeared to be empty chicken coops early Tuesday, cops said.
Jahir Moody, 21, was behind the wheel of a Kia Forte north on Hicks Street around 2:40 a.m. when he ran the light, causing him to strike the commercial truck heading west on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, cops said.
Both Moody and his passenger, a 22-year-old man, were taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with body trauma, police said.
A man was critically injured after plowing into a truck that appeared to be filled with chicken coops. G.N.Miller/NYPost
According to police, a 21-year-old driver blew a red light which sent him headlong into the oncoming truck. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Both driver and his companion were sent to a Brooklyn hospital for body trauma. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Police said that the accident took place around 2:40 AM at Atlantic Avenue and Hicks Street in Brooklyn. G.N.Miller/NYPostMoody succumbed to his injuries at the hospital and the passenger is listed in stable condition.
The 32-year-old man who drove the tractor-trailer — filled with dozens of empty blue and yellow crates — remained on scene, where he refused medical attention.
Cops continued to investigate the crash later Tuesday.
