Driver Fatally Hit John Dellacava on East Tremont Avenue
The city recorded one pedestrian death at East Tremont and Roosevelt avenues on May 7, 2022, after police said a 25-year-old woman driving north hit 72-year-old John Dellacava in his mobility scooter.
What We Know
John Dellacava, a 72-year-old Throggs Neck resident, was crossing East Tremont Avenue near Roosevelt Avenue on the evening of May 7, 2022, when police said a 25-year-old woman driving north hit him. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed at the intersection and describes the pedestrian as crossing at the intersection. Paramedics took Dellacava to Jacobi Hospital, where he died from internal injuries. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and that they did not suspect criminality, while the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued its review and the Department of Transportation was tasked with reviewing the street design.
A crossing near Roosevelt Avenue turned fatal
The crash happened just before 8:15 p.m. on May 7, 2022, at East Tremont Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police told amNY that John Dellacava, 72, was trying to cross East Tremont Avenue near Roosevelt Avenue in an electric mobility scooter when a 25-year-old woman driving north hit him. Paramedics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died from internal injuries.
East Tremont Avenue has a recent record of harm
The crash occurred at East Tremont Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,827 crashes, 1,287 injuries, 86 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
amNY reported that this section of East Tremont Avenue has no crosswalks, that the road is a multi-lane two-way street with a bend, and that the nearest marked crosswalks with signals are at Randall Avenue to the north and Schley Avenue to the south.
John Dellacava was a Throggs Neck resident
amNY identified the pedestrian as John Dellacava, a 72-year-old Throggs Neck resident. The official record lists the person killed as a 72-year-old male pedestrian crossing at the intersection.
Records describe the driver and vehicle differently
The official crash record lists a licensed female driver in a 2005 Toyota station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling north and going straight ahead. amNY, citing police, described the driver as a 25-year-old woman in a Toyota minivan heading north.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
Police told amNY that the driver remained at the scene and that they did not suspect criminality. The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate, and the city Department of Transportation was tasked with reviewing the street design at the location.