A driver turning left fatally struck a cyclist in the Bronx.
Police reports say a 30-year-old driver turning left struck and killed cyclist Wenntwen Porgho at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx on July 20, 2022; the official record lists the crash at 10:04 p.m.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police accounts reported by amNewYork and Streetsblog say a 30-year-old driver in a Subaru sedan turned left at the intersection and struck Porgho, who was riding north. The official record lists the sedan traveling southeast and classifies Porgho's vehicle as an e-bike; Streetsblog describes it as a bicycle. AmNewYork reported that Porgho was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and that the driver remained at the scene; it said police made no arrest.
Police accounts describe a left turn.
Streetsblog and amNewYork reported that a 30-year-old driver in a Subaru sedan turned left and struck Porgho as he rode north. The official record lists the sedan traveling southeast and records a left turn; it classifies Porgho's vehicle as an e-bike, while Streetsblog calls it a bicycle.
The official record gives the crash time as 10:04 p.m.; amNewYork reported 10:05 p.m. AmNewYork said Porgho was taken to Jacobi Hospital and pronounced dead there.
Porgho was from the Bronx.
Police identified Wenntwen Porgho as a 43-year-old Bronx man.
The intersection has a dogleg layout.
The crash happened at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx. Streetsblog described the junction as a dogleg without a traffic signal, with a wide left turn onto Williamsbridge Road, and reported 18 crashes at or adjacent to the intersection since January 2018.
The driver remained at the scene.
AmNewYork reported that the driver stayed at the scene and police made no arrest. Streetsblog reported that no charge was filed and said police declined to say whether the driver cut the corner. Streetsblog argued that the preliminary police narrative suggested grounds for a failure-to-yield charge; that was the publication's assessment, not a reported charge or legal finding.