Driver Strikes NYC Halloween Gathering, Injuring Four Including Child

WHO:

TMZ - A 56-year-old man was identified by the New York Post as the driver.

NY Post - A suspected drunk driver struck four people, including a child.

CBS News - Police identified the driver as 56-year-old Michael Marsh of Brooklyn.

CBS News - The people struck included three adults and a child; all were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

CBS News - Six people were injured in the collision, and four were hospitalized.

CBS News - The 83rd Precinct hosted the event; the NYPD said Marsh was drunk and charged him with multiple offenses, including driving while intoxicated.

CBS News - Witnesses described seeing a woman on the ground, a boy, a woman in a costume handing out candy, and a girl who appeared to be a teenager partly under the car.

WHAT:

TMZ - A black sedan hopped a curb and plowed into an NYPD-hosted Halloween event, injuring several people, including a child.

NY Post - A suspected drunk driver drove onto the sidewalk and struck four people.

CBS News - The sedan struck three adults and a child, then hit an ambulance parked outside the event. The ambulance’s side was damaged.

CBS News - One witness said, “We turn around, we just hear a noise. All the ambulance trucks pushed back, and then a lady was just on the floor.”

CBS News - Another witness described the injured as “A little boy,” a woman in a costume giving out candy, and a girl who “was kind of under the car.”

CBS News - A witness said, “The impact was rough, like hard, like it pushed,” and called the experience “very traumatizing” for children.

WHERE:

NY Post - The event was outside a Brooklyn NYPD precinct.

CBS News - The collision occurred outside the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick, Brooklyn, at a “Trunk-or-Treat” party on Knickerbocker Avenue near Bleecker Avenue.

CBS News - The ambulance was parked in front of the event location.

WHEN:

NY Post - The event took place in broad daylight.

CBS News - Police said the collision happened on Thursday afternoon, just before 4 p.m.

WHY:

TMZ - The driver allegedly lost control of the black sedan.

CBS News - The NYPD said Marsh was drunk when he drove onto the sidewalk.

HOW:

TMZ - The driver hopped a curb and drove into the Halloween gathering.

CBS News - The event was a “Trunk-or-Treat” party distributing candy; the crash occurred while children were trick-or-treating.

(UPDATED October 30, 2026 07:03 UTC)

A suspected drunk driver struck a Halloween gathering outside Brooklyn’s 83rd Precinct, injuring six people. Three adults and a child were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; the sedan also damaged an ambulance. Police identified the driver as Michael Marsh and charged him with driving while intoxicated.