Man, 67, Indicted For Brooklyn Hit-And-Run That Killed Mrs. Leah Kohn a”h

A Queens man, 67, was indicted today for manslaughter and other charges after a Brooklyn hit-and-run fatally injured a grandmother, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said, 1010 WINS reports.

Daniel K. Buckley was driving his 2005 GMC Envoy out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he worked as a truck operator for the NBC television series “The Blacklist,” on Nov. 28, 2022, around 5:45 p.m. Video surveillance shows he took the exit onto Kent Avenue, driving across the two-way street and into oncoming traffic. To avoid colliding with two vehicles traveling on Kent Avenue, Buckley allegedly made an illegal turn onto Taylor Street, where he struck a pedestrian, Mrs. Leah Kohn, 59, in the crosswalk.

According to the investigation, Buckley drove off without stopping as the victim, who had the right of way, lay bleeding on the pavement. She died on Dec. 17, 2022, at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue due to complications from blunt force trauma to the head.

“Instead of stopping to call an ambulance or offer aid, this defendant heartlessly left the scene after he allegedly struck and fatally injured a beloved grandmother and cherished member of the community,” Gonzalez said.

Buckley was arraigned on an indictment charging him with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, three counts of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, two counts of failure to yield, improper driving on roadways laned for traffic, violating a pedestrian’s right of way in a crosswalk and making an illegal left turn. He was released without bail and ordered to return to court on March 19. Buckley faces up to five to 15 years in prison if convicted of the top count.