Fatal crash

A driver hit a pedestrian in a fatal Bronx River Parkway crash.

A 48-year-old driver hit a pedestrian near Pelham Parkway on the Bronx River Parkway at 10:24 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2022, and the crash killed one person, according to city records.

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November 2, 2022date
10:24 p.m.time

What We Know

Police told Norwood News that a 48-year-old driver struck a pedestrian in the left lane of the southbound Bronx River Parkway near Pelham Parkway at about 10:24 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2022. The official record counts one pedestrian death and identifies the person as a 30-year-old man. Police described the vehicle as a 2022 Mazda 3; the official record classifies it as a sedan. Police said EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene, the driver stayed at the scene and was uninjured, and no arrests had been made as of the Nov. 3 report.

Police described the collision.

Police told Norwood News that their investigation determined a 48-year-old man driving south struck a pedestrian standing in the left lane. Officers responding to a 911 call found the pedestrian unconscious and unresponsive with head and body trauma; police said EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

The collision was near Pelham Parkway.

The official record places the crash on the Bronx River Parkway at 10:24 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2022. Police located it near Pelham Parkway, Exit 7E, on the southbound roadway.

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The pedestrian was 30 years old.

The official record identifies the pedestrian who died as a 30-year-old man. Police said the 48-year-old driver was not injured and remained at the scene.

Sources describe the vehicle differently.

Police, as quoted by Norwood News, described the vehicle as a 2022 Mazda 3. The official crash record classifies it as a sedan.

The investigation was ongoing.

Norwood News reported on Nov. 3, 2022, that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District Collision Squad's investigation remained ongoing.

Press Articles

  1. norwoodnews.org · November 3, 2022 · primary

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