Julia Burns

•

Jul 12, 2026, 12:39 PM

•

Updated

More Stories

02:22

Gas prices tick up as President Trump announces he’s reinstating blockade in Strait of Hormuz

00:32

Erin Stewart returns $183K in unused public campaign funds after ending campaign for governor

00:30

Two teens charged with murder in deadly Waterbury nightclub shooting

00:37

Extreme heat protocol takes effect statewide as Connecticut braces for heat wave

00:20

Mama duck and ducklings saved after getting trapped in Westport storm drain

01:17

Multiple area baseball players drafted into MLB this weekend

Police say a man is dead after being run over by a garbage truck in East New York on Wednesday.

Police say a garbage truck was backing into a building on Stanley Avenue just before 5 a.m. when it hit 54-year-old Franklin Torres, who was standing inside the building.

Investigators say Torres then fell and the truck rolled over him before coming to a stop.

Torres was taken to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say the driver of the garbage truck remained on the scene and no arrests have been made.

Police say the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the incident.