State Police are investigating a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the village of Kiryas Joel

On October 22, 2024, at approximately 8:54 p.m., troopers from the Monroe barracks responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the village of Kiryas Joel in the town of Monroe, NY.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a 13-year-old was backing a 2024 Honda Odyssey into the driveway of a residence.  While attempting to back the vehicle into the spot, the juvenile rapidly accelerated striking the victim identified as Abraham Moskovits, age 36, of Kiryas Joel and the residence. Moskovits was extricated from underneath the vehicle. EMS performed life saving measures and Moskovits was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Rockland County, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.