Motorcyclist fatally strikes pedestrian at Pelham Parkway.
A 46-year-old motorcyclist struck and killed a 72-year-old woman at Pelham Parkway and Williamsbridge Road around 4:30 p.m. on March 22, 2023, and two others were injured, police reports and the official crash record show.
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What We Know
Police told Norwood News that a 46-year-old man riding a 2006 Yamaha R-1 struck Smith in a marked crosswalk, then fell with her. Police said the motorcycle continued west along the north curb, and a 17-year-old girl standing on the sidewalk was then struck. News 12 separately reported investigators said the motorcycle lost control at the intersection before the fatal impact.
Police described a crosswalk impact followed by a second pedestrian being struck.
Norwood News reported that police said a 46-year-old man riding a 2006 Yamaha R-1 west on Pelham Parkway struck Smith as she crossed in a marked crosswalk at Williamsbridge Road. The rider and Smith fell. Police said the motorcycle remained upright and continued west along the north curb; a 17-year-old girl standing on the sidewalk was then struck.
News 12 separately reported investigators said the motorcycle lost control at the intersection before the fatal impact. Norwood News's account described the impacts but did not mention a loss of control.
Smith was identified as a Harlem resident.
Norwood News identified the woman who died as Shirley Smith, 72, of Harlem. Police said EMS transported Smith, the rider and the 17-year-old pedestrian to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi. Hospital staff pronounced Smith dead; the rider and teenager were listed in stable condition.
Police said the investigation was ongoing.
Police told Norwood News that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The official crash record counts one pedestrian killed, one pedestrian injured and one motorist injured.
Where
Pelham Parkway and Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY