Driver fatally hit man crossing East Tremont Avenue
A 25-year-old woman driving north near East Tremont and Roosevelt avenues hit 72-year-old John Dellacava, who was crossing in an electric mobility scooter, and the official record counted him as the lone person killed.
What We Know
Police said a 25-year-old woman was driving north on East Tremont Avenue just before 8:15 p.m. on May 7, 2022, when she hit John Dellacava, 72, as he tried to cross near Roosevelt Avenue in an electric mobility scooter. City records counted one pedestrian killed at the intersection and recorded a northbound Toyota SUV going straight; amNY, citing police, described the vehicle as a Toyota minivan. 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 Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate. amNY reported there were no crosswalks at that section of East Tremont Avenue and that DOT was tasked with reviewing the street design.
A crossing attempt ended with one pedestrian dead
The crash was recorded at 8:14 p.m. on May 7, 2022, at East Tremont Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx. The official record listed one person killed, a 72-year-old male pedestrian at an intersection.
amNY identified the man as John Dellacava and reported that he was trying to cross East Tremont Avenue in an electric mobility scooter when a 25-year-old woman driving north hit him.
John Dellacava was close to home
amNY reported that Dellacava lived in Throggs Neck and that the fatal crash happened just over a mile from his home. Paramedics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where police said he died from internal injuries.
Records and police accounts differ on the Toyota
The official record describes a 2005 Toyota SUV traveling north and going straight before the crash. amNY, citing police, described the driver as a 25-year-old woman in a Toyota minivan.
The official record says the northbound driver was licensed in New York, and three people were riding in the Toyota.
A multi-lane crossing gap on East Tremont Avenue
The crash happened at East Tremont Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the Bronx. amNY reported that this section of East Tremont Avenue has no marked crosswalks, and that the next signalized crossings are at Randall Avenue to the north and Schley Avenue to the south.
CrashCountNYC's street context for East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,827 crashes, 1,287 injuries, 86 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
amNY reported that the driver remained at the scene. Police told the outlet they did not suspect criminality, but an NYPD spokesperson did not explain how investigators reached that conclusion.
The Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate, and amNY reported that the city Department of Transportation was tasked with reviewing the street design at the location.