"Lyudmila Braun, 76, was shopping on Ocean Parkway and West Brighton Avenue in Coney Island when police said she was hit in her head by a 41-inch by 87-inch solar panel that disconnected from a steel carport structure above a nearby outdoor parking lot. High winds from the incoming nor'easter blew the panel about 20 feet into the path where Braun was walking, according to the city Department of Buildings."
"Mark Braun said he had gone to get a routine blood test Sunday when his phone rang. It was Lyudmila's number, but not her voice. "It was a nurse from the hospital," he said. "I asked, 'She's alive?' The nurse said, 'I can't talk about it.' She told me to come to the hospital." Mark Braun rushed to Maimonides Medical Center with one of his two sons and several grandchildren."
Lyudmila Braun, 76, was struck in the head and killed by a 41-inch by 87-inch solar panel that disconnected from a steel carport above an outdoor parking lot in Coney Island. High winds from an incoming nor'easter blew the panel about 20 feet into her path as she walked to buy groceries. Her husband, Mark Braun, 81, received a hospital call and learned she died in the ambulance despite efforts to revive her. The carport adjoins an apartment complex at 3000 Ocean Parkway, originally developed by Fred Trump and now owned by an entity tied to Cammeby's International Group. A permit for the panels was issued in April 2024 and no construction work was underway; building management did not immediately respond to inquiries.
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