A driver hit a pedestrian in a fatal Hutchinson River Parkway crash.
A 24-year-old driver hit a 73-year-old pedestrian near Tremont Avenue on Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx on May 31, 2023, according to El Diario's police-sourced report; the official record documents one pedestrian death in the crash.
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What We Know
A driver hit a pedestrian on Hutchinson River Parkway near Tremont Avenue in the Bronx on May 31, 2023. The official record gives the crash time as 12:52 p.m. and categorizes the pedestrian as crossing away from an intersection; El Diario, citing police, reported that he was walking in the right southbound lane and placed the collision around 12:50 p.m. El Diario also reported that paramedics took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he could not be saved.
Reports differ on the pedestrian's movement.
El Diario, citing police, reported that a 24-year-old man driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado hit the pedestrian around 12:50 p.m. The official record logs the crash at 12:52 p.m. and identifies the person killed as a 73-year-old man.
El Diario described the pedestrian as walking in the right southbound lane. The official record categorizes him as crossing and places him away from an intersection. The official vehicle entry records southbound travel and says the vehicle was going straight ahead.
The crash happened near Tremont Avenue.
The official record places the crash on Hutchinson River Parkway. El Diario's police-sourced report places it near Tremont Avenue in the Bronx and says the pedestrian was in the right southbound lane.
The driver had not been charged when El Diario reported the crash.
El Diario reported that the man suffered serious chest injuries and paramedics took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he could not be saved. The report said the 24-year-old driver had not been charged at the time and police were still investigating.