A driver fled after a fatal FDR Drive hit-and-run.
A driver struck and killed a 79-year-old pedestrian on the southbound FDR Drive at 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2022, then fled, police said.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said a driver struck a man walking in the FDR Drive's southbound lanes and fled. The official crash record dates the collision to 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2022, and identifies the pedestrian as 79. The Daily News and Post reported that he died at the scene and described him as homeless. Reports place the crash near different cross streets: East Houston Street in the Daily News and 14th Street in the Post. Police were still seeking the driver late Sunday night, and Patch reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.
The driver left the scene
The Daily News reported that the man was walking in the southbound lanes when a driver struck him and left him in the roadway. The Post said the driver drove off heading south.
The pedestrian
The official crash record identifies the pedestrian as a 79-year-old man. The Daily News and the Post described him as homeless; the Daily News reported that police had not immediately released his name.
Reports give different nearby cross streets
The official record locates the crash on FDR Drive. The Daily News placed it near East Houston Street, while the Post reported a location near 14th Street. Patch described the East Village section of FDR Drive as having no pedestrian section.
The fleeing vehicle was not identified in reports
The official crash record lists a Toyota sedan and a 2015 Honda classified as a station wagon/SUV, both traveling south. The Post said police were working to identify the fleeing vehicle's make and model; its account did not identify either recorded vehicle as the one driven by the fleeing driver.
Police continued investigating
The Daily News reported that police were still seeking the driver late Sunday night. Patch reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing the investigation.