A truck driver fatally strikes a pedestrian on East 125th Street.
A truck driver struck 53-year-old Peter Roberts as he crossed East 125th Street near Third Avenue, Patch reported; the city record logs one pedestrian death on East 125th Street at 10:35 a.m. on May 24, 2023.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A truck driver struck and killed Peter Roberts, 53, on East 125th Street in East Harlem at 10:35 a.m. on May 24, 2023; the city record documents one pedestrian death. Streetsblog and Patch offered different accounts: Streetsblog said the driver had stopped mid-block near Third Avenue and moved when traffic started, then dragged Roberts until onlookers alerted him; Patch said Roberts was crossing at East 125th Street and Third Avenue when an eastbound driver struck him. Streetsblog described a flatbed, while Patch described a tractor-trailer. Both reports said the driver stayed at the scene. Patch quoted Roberts's sister describing him as kind and generous; Amanda Reilly, identified by Streetsblog as his sister, said he lived with his girlfriend of 15 years and had a loving family.
The reports differ on how the collision unfolded.
The official record dates the collision to 10:35 a.m. on May 24, 2023, on East 125th Street and records one pedestrian killed.
Streetsblog, citing an NYPD spokesman and witness videos, reported that a 38-year-old driver was stopped mid-block near Third Avenue as Roberts crossed north. It said that when traffic began moving, the driver ran over Roberts with a front wheel and dragged him several hundred feet before onlookers alerted him.
Patch, citing police, described Roberts crossing south to north at East 125th Street and Third Avenue when an eastbound driver struck him.
Roberts's sister remembered his generosity.
Roberts was 53. His sister told Patch he was leaving a Harlem clinic and walked with crutches because of a prior car accident. She called him kind, funny, strong and her best friend, adding, "He would give his shirt off his back on a winter day if you needed it."
Amanda Reilly, whom Streetsblog identified as Roberts's sister, said he lived with his girlfriend of 15 years and had a loving family devastated by the crash.
Reports describe the truck differently.
Streetsblog described the truck as a flatbed, while Patch called it a tractor-trailer. The city record identifies the truck as a 2019 diesel tractor truck and records eastbound travel.
The driver remained at the scene.
Both outlets reported that the driver stayed at the scene. Patch reported that medics pronounced Roberts dead there, that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation. Streetsblog quoted a police representative saying there was no suspected criminality.
Where
EAST 125 STREET