A driver fatally struck a pedestrian crossing East Tremont Avenue.
A 25-year-old woman driving north struck 72-year-old pedestrian John Dellacava as he crossed East Tremont Avenue at Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx at 8:14 p.m. on May 7, 2022; police said he later died, and the official record lists one pedestrian death.
Reported intersection.
What We Know
Police reports say a 25-year-old woman driving north struck Dellacava as he crossed East Tremont Avenue near Roosevelt Avenue; he was taken to Jacobi Hospital and later died. Reports described the driver's Toyota as a minivan, with 1010 WINS identifying a Sienna, while the official record classifies it as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. CBS reported the driver was released without charges; amNewYork said the investigation continued.
A northbound driver struck Dellacava as he crossed.
Police accounts reported that a 25-year-old woman driving north struck Dellacava as he crossed East Tremont Avenue near Roosevelt Avenue. Reports described him as using an electric mobility scooter or an electric wheelchair.
Paramedics took Dellacava to Jacobi Hospital, where he died from internal injuries, according to amNewYork. 1010 WINS also reported that he was transferred to Jacobi and later pronounced dead.
Reports described the Toyota in different ways.
amNewYork described the driver's vehicle as a Toyota minivan, and 1010 WINS identified it as a Toyota Sienna minivan. The official record classifies the Toyota as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
A local cart owner said he often helped Dellacava.
amNewYork identified Dellacava as a Throggs Neck resident. Halal cart owner Tamer Mabrouk told CBS that he often helped escort him to and from a nearby CVS. amNewYork and 1010 WINS spelled his surname Dellacava; CBS spelled it Dellava.
The nearest marked crossings were blocks away.
The crash happened at East Tremont Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx. amNewYork described this part of East Tremont as a curved, multilane, two-way stretch without a crosswalk at the location. It reported that the nearest marked crossings with signals were one block north at Randall Avenue and two blocks south at Schley Avenue.
amNewYork said the bend could make it harder to see northbound drivers.
The driver was released without charges.
CBS reported that the driver remained at the scene, was questioned, and was released without charges. Police said investigators did not suspect criminality at the time. amNewYork reported that the Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued investigating and that the city Department of Transportation was tasked with reviewing the street design.