SUV Driver Runs Sign, Kills Bronx Cyclist
A Toyota SUV driver blew past traffic control at East 142nd and Brook and hit a 63-year-old man on a bike. Police say he was ejected, suffered head trauma and severe bleeding, and died there under the streetlights.
What We Know
A 63-year-old man riding a bike was killed at East 142nd Street and Brook Avenue in the Bronx on a Saturday evening. According to the police report, a Toyota SUV driver went straight through traffic control and hit the cyclist, ejecting him and causing fatal head trauma with severe bleeding. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as contributing factors.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 63; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2020 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Bike
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded; Second contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Where
East 142nd St & Brook Ave, Bronx
Press Articles
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