Driver fled after fatal e-bike crash in the Bronx.
A driver in a white pickup entered the Williamsbridge Road and Pierce Avenue intersection against a red light at high speed and hit Hua Pan, 64, as he rode east on an e-bike; the official record dates the crash to 11:22 p.m. on April 5, 2023.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Norwood News reported that police investigators said a northbound pickup driver entered Pierce Avenue against a red light at high speed and hit Hua Pan as he rode east on an e-bike with the green light. The driver continued north without stopping, and Norwood News reported Pan was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. The official record lists one cyclist killed and identifies unsafe speed and disregard of traffic controls as contributing factors.
Police described a red-light entry and a driver who kept going
Norwood News reported that NYPD investigators said a white pickup driven north on Williamsbridge Road at high speed entered Pierce Avenue against a steady red signal. Pan was riding east on Pierce Avenue with the green signal when the driver hit him. The collision threw Pan from the e-bike onto the roadway, and the driver continued north without stopping.
The official record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard among factors for the pickup, and records one cyclist killed and no other injuries.
Hua Pan was identified as a Morris Park resident
Norwood News identified the rider as Hua Pan, 64, of Pierce Avenue in Morris Park. Police said responding officers found him lying on the roadway with head trauma and that he was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Streetsblog reported that Pan lived mere steps from the scene.
Reports described the fleeing vehicle differently
CBS News and Norwood News reported that police described a white pickup. The official record lists a 2021 GMC pickup. Norwood News also said a Citizens' App user alleged the vehicle was a white tow truck.
Accounts gave different times
The official record gives the crash time as 11:22 p.m. on April 5, 2023. Norwood News reported that officers found Pan at the intersection around 11:22 p.m., while CBS News reported police placed the crash at around 10:30 p.m.
Reports raised, but did not resolve, a possible police pursuit
Norwood News said a Citizens' App user alleged police pursued the vehicle. Streetsblog reported that a witness told Freedom News a police chase may have led to the crash. Norwood News said the investigation remained ongoing.
Where
WILLIAMSBRIDGE ROAD and PIERCE AVENUE