Driver fled after fatal Riverside Drive hit-and-run.
A driver struck a 47-year-old pedestrian at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street at 2:42 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022, then fled, police said; Patch reported that the pedestrian was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.
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What We Know
A driver struck a man at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street and fled, according to police accounts reported by local outlets. The city crash record places the collision at 2:42 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022, and records one pedestrian killed, identified as a 47-year-old man. Patch reported he was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital; the Post said he was taken there with head trauma and died, and the Daily News said medics took him there but could not save him. The official record lists a 2021 Jeep in the station wagon/SUV category, while the Daily News reported police had no vehicle-type information early that morning.
The driver fled after the collision.
Police accounts reported by the Post, Patch and the Daily News said a driver struck a man near Riverside Drive and West 147th Street and fled. The official record places the crash at 2:42 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022; Patch placed it shortly after 2:30 a.m., the Daily News at about 2:40 a.m., and the Post around 2:45 a.m.
Patch reported the pedestrian was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital. The Post said he was taken there with head trauma and died, while the Daily News said medics took him there but could not save him. The crash record identifies the killed pedestrian as a 47-year-old man.
The official record lists a Jeep.
The city record lists one involved vehicle as a 2021 Jeep in the Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle category and records it heading north, straight ahead. The Daily News said police had no information about the vehicle type early Sunday.
Police investigated the hit-and-run.
The Post reported that police were investigating. Patch reported that the man had not been identified as of Sunday evening.
Where
RIVERSIDE DRIVE and WEST 147 STREET