As reported in the Daily News, a Park Slope grandfather of 12 was mowed down by a car on Fourth Avenue. Here’s an excerpt from the article.

A grandfather of 12 – and a beloved fixture of his Brooklyn neighborhood – was killed Monday while crossing the street near his home.

Antonio Torres, 86, a Park Slope resident since 1960, was crossing Fourth Ave. at about 7:20 a.m. when Hyundai driver Edgar Marrero, 28, slammed into him, police said.

The
impact sent Torres flying into the air before landing underneath a
Dumpster. Medics rushed Torres to Lutheran Medical Center where he died
five hours later, his family said.

His legs were nearly severed. His heart nearly split in two, relatives said.

"It didn’t look like him," said Torres’ eldest son, Jaime Torres, 61, after leaving his father’s deathbed. "The only way I could tell it was him was by his hands. We have identical hands."

It
appeared that Torres jaywalked, witnesses said. But his family insisted
that a delivery van sat doubled park on the street blocking the sight
of traffic from the always cautious Torres, a World War II vet known
for feeding the local homeless and helping sickly seniors with their
groceries.