Hit-and-Run Driver Rear-Ends Man on Henry Hudson Parkway; Man Dies
A 66-year-old driver died after a hit-and-run driver rear-ended him on Henry Hudson Parkway near West 125th Street, police told the Daily News, while city data lists lost consciousness in the fatal crash.
What We Know
A 66-year-old driver was killed on Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan on Sept. 21, 2022. The city crash record places the crash on the parkway at about 2:46 p.m. and lists lost consciousness as a contributing factor. Police told the Daily News that a hit-and-run driver rear-ended the man near West 125th Street as he drove north, after which he lost control, hit a guardrail, suffered a medical episode and died at Mount Sinai Morningside. The official record and the police account differ on the victim’s vehicle: the city data lists a 2020 Porsche sedan, while the Daily News account says police described a black SUV.
Police described a hit-and-run before a fatal medical episode
Police told the Daily News that the 66-year-old man was driving north on Henry Hudson Parkway near West 125th Street at about 2:45 p.m. when a hit-and-run driver rear-ended him. Police said the man then lost control, hit a guardrail and suffered a medical episode.
Medics took him to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he died. The city crash record lists one motorist killed and no reported injuries.
The crash happened on Henry Hudson Parkway near West 125th Street
The city crash record places the fatal crash on Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. Police told the Daily News it happened near West 125th Street as the man traveled north.
The driver who died was 66
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 66-year-old male driver. The Daily News reported that police had not immediately released his name.
The records disagree on the victim’s vehicle
The city crash record lists a northbound 2020 Porsche sedan with two occupants and right-front damage. The Daily News account, citing police, described the man as driving a black SUV.
Loss of consciousness appears in the official record
The city crash record lists lost consciousness as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported that police said the man suffered a medical episode after a hit-and-run driver rear-ended him and he hit a guardrail.
Police were searching for the driver who left
The Daily News reported on the day of the crash that the driver who rear-ended the man left the scene and that police were searching for that driver.