Hit-and-run driver rear-ended 66-year-old on Henry Hudson Parkway
A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a 66-year-old man on the Henry Hudson Parkway, police told the Daily News; the city record lists the man as the driver killed and cites lost consciousness.
What We Know
Police told the Daily News that a 66-year-old man was driving north on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 125th Street when a driver rear-ended him and left. Police said the man lost control, hit a guardrail, had a medical episode and died at Mount Sinai Morningside. The city crash record lists one motorist killed at 2:46 p.m. on September 21, 2022, and cites lost consciousness as a contributing factor. The record describes the vehicle as a 2020 Porsche sedan, while the Daily News reported that the victim was driving a black SUV.
Police described a rear-end hit-and-run before the driver died
Police told the Daily News the 66-year-old man was driving north on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 125th Street around 2:45 p.m. when a driver rear-ended him and left. Police said the man lost control, hit a guardrail and had a medical episode. Medics took him to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he died.
The city crash record places the crash at 2:46 p.m. on September 21, 2022, on the Henry Hudson Parkway and lists one motorist killed. It records no other injuries.
The man killed was the driver
The official record lists the person killed as a 66-year-old male driver. The Daily News reported that police had not immediately released his name.
Sources differ on the vehicle description
The city crash record describes the involved occupied vehicle as a 2020 Porsche sedan traveling north and going straight ahead, with two occupants. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the man was driving a black SUV.
The official record notes damage to the right front bumper, center front end, right front quarter panel and right rear quarter panel of the Porsche sedan. The article reported that another driver rear-ended the victim and left the scene.
Medical distress and a fleeing driver are both part of the record
The city crash record cites lost consciousness as a contributing factor. Police told the Daily News the man had a medical episode after the rear-end impact and guardrail crash.
The Daily News reported that the driver who rear-ended him took off and that police were searching for that driver on the day of the crash.
Where
Henry Hudson Pkwy