A Brooklyn hit-and-run on December 31, 2024 killed 64-year-old Michael Foster, a panhandler, after he was struck on Caton Avenue near Flatbush Avenue. Police say the driver hit Foster and then dragged him east until he became dislodged near Linden Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue, where he was pronounced dead. Ajahnni Triana, 30, was arrested on May 27, 2026 and charged with criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving, and leaving the scene. She pleaded not guilty and was released without bail. Investigators linked her to the crash using information from neighbors and bystanders, including cellphone video and descriptions. Court records list four prior arrests, and she lives in East New York more than four miles from the crash site.
"Police in Brooklyn arrested Ajahnni Triana on May 27, 2026, in connection with the December 31, 2024 collision that killed 64-year-old Michael Foster. Authorities say Foster was struck on Caton Avenue near Flatbush Avenue and then dragged until he became dislodged near Linden Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Triana faces criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving and leaving-the-scene charges in the case. She pleaded not guilty and was released without bail."
"According to New York Daily News, Triana was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court after investigators linked her to the long-unsolved crash. Court records reviewed by the outlet list the charges and note that she has four prior arrests, including criminal mischief, petty larceny, criminal contempt and assault. The paper also reports that Triana lives in East New York, more than four miles from the crash site."
"Police say a white Audi hit Foster on Caton Avenue near Flatbush Avenue on December 31, 2024, then dragged him east until he separated from the vehicle near Linden Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue, according to Brooklyn Eagle. Emergency responders pronounced Foster dead at the scene, and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad took over the hit-and-run investigation. Neighbors and bystanders provided cellphone video and descriptions that helped investigators trace the car's route."
"Neighbors told reporters Foster was a familiar, if quiet, presence along the curb. "He would go out to the cars and beg for change," neighbor Noel Clauson told the New York Daily News, saying he often saw Foster at the light. Another neighbor, John Isdore, told the paper th"
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