Family matriarch, 101, who fled Russia after World War II fatally struck by unlicensed driver in NYC: ‘Independent till her last day’

Family Matriarch, 99, Who Fled Russia After World War II, Dies After Being Fatally Struck by Allegedly Unlicensed Driver

Taibel Brod, 99, a Hasidic Jewish woman who fled Russia after World War II, died after she struck by an SUVgorodenkoff/Getty Stock image of police tapeA 99-year-old woman died nearly two weeks after she was struck by an unlicensed driver in Brooklyn, N.Y.Taibel Brod, 99, a Hasidic Jewish woman who fled Russia after World War II, was struck while crossing Montgomery St. in Crown Heights on Tuesday, April 8, around 8:30 p.m., a New York Police Dep…

Family matriarch, 101, who fled Russia after World War II fatally struck by unlicensed driver in NYC: ‘Independent till her last day’

Taibel Brod was walking home from a birthday party for a rebbe around 8:25 p.m. April 8 when a 65-year-old man behind the wheel of a 2023 GMC Yukon SUV plowed into her as she crossed at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, cops said.

Brooklyn woman, 101, hit by SUV driver dies 2 weeks later from her injuries

A 101-year-old woman who was struck by an unlicensed SUV driver while crossing the street in Brooklyn in early April has died, police said Wednesday. On April 8 around 8:25 p.m., Taibel Brod was crossing with a walk signal at the intersection of Brooklyn Ave. and Montgomery St. in Crown Heights, and had made it midway across Montgomery St., when the 65-year-old driver of a 2023 GMC Yukon SUV traveling south on Brooklyn Ave. made a left turn goin…

Crown Heights Mourns: 101-Year-Old Hasidic Matriarch Fatally Struck by Unlicensed Driver While Walking Home from Rebbe’s Birthday Celebration

Crown Heights Mourns: 101-Year-Old Hasidic Matriarch Fatally Struck by Unlicensed Driver While Walking Home from Rebbe’s Birthday Celebration By: Fern Sidman A deep sense of mourning has descended over Crown Heights after the passing of Taibel Brod, a beloved 101-year-old Hasidic matriarch who lived an independent and vibrant life until she was tragically struck by an unlicensed driver while crossing a Brooklyn street earlier this month. As repo…

Finding Strength After Her Husband’s Death in a Car Crash

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Brooklyn Woman Dies Two Weeks After Being Struck by SUV

Police arrested the driver, Menachem Shagalow and charged him with aggravated unlicensed operator, failure to exercise due care and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.