Speeding Driver Kills 69-Year-Old at 161st
A driver pushed unsafe speed through East 161st and River and hit another SUV, then a parked one. The 69-year-old woman driving alone died. The 24-year-old driver who hit her left with a concussion. Dawn never came for her.
What We Know
According to the police report, two SUV drivers going straight collided at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx around 5:16 a.m., and one driver then hit a parked SUV. Police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded for the 69-year-old woman who died. The 24-year-old male driver suffered a head injury and concussion.
People
Occupant killed
Age 69; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2022 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
SUV
2023 MITS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed
SUV
2021 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Bumper
Where
East 161st St & River Ave, Bronx
Press Articles
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