Driver turning in Bronx fatally injures Bernice Schwartz, 99
A 53-year-old driver in a 2022 Mazda CX9 SUV fatally injured 99-year-old Bernice Schwartz as she crossed at West 235th Street and Oxford Avenue on July 27, 2022, according to city crash data and the Daily News.
What We Know
Bernice Schwartz, 99, was crossing at West 235th Street and Oxford Avenue in Riverdale on the morning of July 27, 2022, when a 53-year-old driver in a 2022 Mazda CX9 SUV made a left turn and mortally injured her, the Daily News reported. City crash data records one pedestrian death at the intersection and lists failure to yield right-of-way for the collision; the driver record also lists glare. The Daily News reported that police were investigating whether the driver ignored a stop sign and that no charges had been filed. Relatives and a neighbor described Schwartz as active in the neighborhood and said she had spoken about dangers at the crosswalk.
A left turn at the crosswalk
The city crash record places the fatal collision at West 235th Street and Oxford Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. on July 27, 2022. It records Bernice Schwartz, 99, as a pedestrian who was killed while crossing at an intersection in a marked crosswalk.
The Daily News reported that a 53-year-old driver in a 2022 Mazda CX9 SUV was making a left turn when he mortally injured Schwartz. The article said she suffered severe head injuries and died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Bernice Schwartz was remembered as active and beloved
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Bernice Schwartz, a 99-year-old Bronx woman who lived near the crash scene. Relatives remembered her at a funeral two days later as full of life, and a neighbor described her as a wonderful woman.
The article reported that Schwartz had been heading out to mail a letter after emailing her daughter-in-law. A neighbor told the Daily News that she and Schwartz had often spoken about dangers at the crosswalk where she was mortally injured.
Investigators examined yielding and a possible stop-sign violation
The city crash record lists failure to yield right-of-way for the collision. The driver record also lists glare. The Daily News reported that police were investigating whether the driver ignored a stop sign, and said no charges had been filed in the fatality.
The corner sits on a Bronx street with a recent injury record
The crash happened at West 235th Street and Oxford Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location context for West 235th Street in the Bronx counts 41 crashes, 16 injuries, one serious injury and one death since 2022.