Northbound driver fatally strikes pedestrian at Bronx intersection.
A 63-year-old driver traveling north on Soundview Avenue struck pedestrian Domingo Dejesus, 64, at the Soundview Avenue and Lafayette Avenue intersection in the Bronx at 10:45 p.m. on April 15, 2023, according to police reporting and the official crash record.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told News 12 that Dejesus was walking in the intersection when he was hit; the New York Post reported that he suffered severe head trauma and died at Jacobi Medical Center. The official record lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor for the driver's vehicle, while the Post reported that the driver faced no immediate charges.
Police reports place Dejesus in the intersection.
The official crash record places the collision at Sound View Avenue and Lafayette Avenue in the Bronx at 10:45 p.m. on April 15, 2023, and records one pedestrian death. The New York Post, citing police, reported that a 63-year-old driver was traveling north on Soundview Avenue when he struck Dejesus as he crossed; News 12 said Dejesus was walking in the intersection.
The official record describes the pedestrian as crossing at an intersection in a marked crosswalk without a signal.
Dejesus was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.
The New York Post identified the pedestrian as Domingo Dejesus, 64, and reported that he suffered severe head trauma before being taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died.
Published accounts describe the vehicle differently.
News 12 identified a gray Chevrolet Impala, the New York Post described a 2012 Chevy Impala, and Streetsblog called it a Chevy sedan. The official record classifies the vehicle as a 2012 sedan.
The driver remained at the scene.
The New York Post reported that the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. It also reported that the NYPD Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the crash.
Where
SOUND VIEW AVENUE and LAFAYETTE AVENUE