Boy, 4, Dies After Bronx Scooter Crash; Father Arrested
Police said Mario Rosario Sr. was driving a scooter with his 4-year-old son on Bailey Avenue when a crash at West 193rd Street killed the boy and injured another motorist, according to the city record.
What We Know
Mario Rosario Jr., 4, died after a crash on Bailey Avenue at West 193rd Street in the Bronx. The city crash record lists a motorscooter and a sedan, one motorist killed and one motorist injured. Police told news outlets that Mario Rosario Sr. was driving south with his son when the scooter was involved in a crash with a Toyota driver who was turning left onto West 193rd Street. Reports said the child was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe head trauma. Police arrested Rosario Sr. on child-endangerment and stolen-property charges after saying the scooter was stolen. Reports also said Toyota driver William Baez was arrested on an unlicensed-driving charge; the outlets described that charge differently.
A southbound ride ended at West 193rd Street
The city crash record says the crash happened at 9:22 p.m. on August 14, 2022, at Bailey Avenue and West 193rd Street in the Bronx. It recorded one motorist killed and one motorist injured in a crash involving a motorscooter and a sedan.
Police told reporters that Mario Rosario Sr., 24, was riding south on Bailey Avenue with his 4-year-old son, Mario Rosario Jr., when the scooter was involved in a crash with a Toyota driver near West 193rd Street. The Daily News and Gothamist reported that Toyota driver William Baez, 51, was trying to turn left onto West 193rd Street.
The child passenger died at the hospital
News reports identified the child as Mario Rosario Jr. and said medics took him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died after suffering severe head injuries. The city record identifies the fatality as a 4-year-old male passenger.
Sources described the child’s position differently: the city record says he was seated on another person’s lap, while news reports described him as riding on the back of the scooter or behind his father.
Police made arrests after the crash
Police arrested Rosario Sr. after saying the scooter was stolen. Gothamist and the Post reported that he was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child; the Daily News reported the child-endangerment charge.
Police also arrested Baez. Gothamist described the charge as driving without a license, while the Post reported an aggravated unlicensed operation charge and said police described his license as suspended.
Bailey Avenue had a broader crash history
The crash happened at Bailey Avenue and West 193rd Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s Bailey Avenue corridor context counts 281 crashes, 204 injuries, 18 serious injuries and 2 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.