Driver fatally struck pedestrian on Henry Hudson Parkway.
A 25-year-old driver hit a 27-year-old man walking northbound in the Henry Hudson Parkway's right lane near Dyckman Street; the official record logs one pedestrian killed at 1:38 a.m. on January 28, 2023.
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What We Know
Police said a 25-year-old driver hit a 27-year-old man walking northbound in the parkway's right lane near Dyckman Street around 1:30 a.m.; the official record logs the crash at 1:38 a.m. on January 28, 2023. Both reports said he was pronounced dead at Saint Barnabas Hospital. News reports identified a 2017 Dodge Caravan, while the official record classified the vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The driver remained at the scene, and the investigation was ongoing in the reports.
Police accounts describe the pedestrian's route.
Police accounts reported by 1010 WINS and Patch said the 27-year-old man was walking northbound in the right lane near the Dyckman Street exit when a driver hit him around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The official record logs the crash at 1:38 a.m. on January 28 and lists one pedestrian killed, with no other injuries.
Both reports said the man was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead there. Neither report supplied his name.
Reports differed on the vehicle classification.
Both news reports identified the driver's vehicle as a 2017 Dodge Caravan; 1010 WINS also called it a minivan. The official record classifies the vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
The driver remained at the scene.
Police told Patch that the 25-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was not injured. 1010 WINS reported that it was not immediately clear whether the driver would face charges. Patch said the NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
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HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY