75-Year-Old Pedestrian Fatally Struck on First Avenue A 75-year-old man on crutches was crossing First Avenue at 89th Street, slowly, during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, around 8:20 a.m. He was wearing a reflective vest, a witness said, perhaps to make himself more visible to drivers. It wasn't enough, said the witness, James Faye. The light turned green. The man was still in the intersection. Cars started to surge up First Avenue. The man lost his balance. He fell under a box truck. The truck, from Ace Party Rental, was not going fast, just inching forward, but, unaware that the man had fallen beneath, the driver struck him, said Mr. Faye, 49. The man was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 10 a.m., the police said. His name was not immediately released. A police sergeant confirmed Mr. Faye's account. "He stopped, got stuck in the middle of it and the truck driver never saw him," the sergeant said. No summons was issued to the truck driver, the police said.