Driver fatally hit 65-year-old crossing Bronx highway
A driver hit and killed a 65-year-old man before dawn on Oct. 18, 2022, and police told the Daily News the man died at the scene while northbound lanes were closed for the investigation.
What We Know
Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2022, a driver hit and killed a 65-year-old man in the Bronx. The city crash record places the fatal crash on Bronx River Parkway and describes the man as a pedestrian crossing outside an intersection without a signal or crosswalk. Police told the Daily News the man was crossing northbound lanes of the Cross Bronx Expressway near Allerton Avenue when a driver hit him around 5:30 a.m. The man died at the scene. The driver remained there, and police reported no immediate charges. The public records disagree on the named highway.
A before-dawn crossing turned fatal
The crash was recorded at 5:29 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2022. The official record says one pedestrian, a 65-year-old man, was killed and no other injuries were recorded.
Police told the Daily News the man was crossing northbound highway lanes on foot when a driver hit him around 5:30 a.m. He died at the scene.
The public accounts name different Bronx highways
The official crash record places the fatal crash on Bronx River Parkway. The Daily News, citing police, reported that it happened on the northbound Cross Bronx Expressway near Allerton Avenue.
Because those public accounts disagree on the named highway, this dossier preserves both descriptions rather than resolving the location beyond the Bronx highway setting.
The driver remained at the scene
The official record describes a northbound 2021 Volkswagen SUV with one licensed male driver, and lists the driver's pre-crash movement as going straight ahead. The recorded damage was concentrated at the front of the SUV.
Police told the Daily News the driver stayed at the scene and faced no immediate charges.
What records say about the man's crossing
The official record lists the pedestrian location as outside an intersection and the action as crossing without a signal or crosswalk. It also lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
The Daily News account similarly reported that the man was trying to cross the highway on foot before the driver hit him.
Investigation snarled the morning commute
The Daily News reported that all northbound lanes were shut down while police investigated, causing a major traffic backup.