Hit-and-run driver killed e-bike rider in Hunts Point
A hit-and-run driver was reported to have fatally hit e-bike rider Mariano Leonardo Victoriano near Tiffany and Barry streets in Hunts Point, where the city record logged one cyclist killed on Aug. 9, 2023.
What We Know
City crash data records one cyclist killed at Tiffany Street and Barry Street in the Bronx at 5:47 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2023. The record lists the truck driver as traveling south and making a right turn, while the e-bike rider was traveling south and going straight. Police accounts reported by Gothamist and the Daily News described a hit-and-run driver who hit a 29-year-old bike or e-bike rider and left; amNY later identified the rider as Mariano Leonardo Victoriano and reported that police described the driver as operating a Kenworth dump truck turning right onto Barry Street. Earlier reports described the driver’s vehicle differently, as a dark SUV or a large SUV or small truck. EMS took the rider to Lincoln Hospital, where authorities said he died.
A right turn and a hit-and-run were reported
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Tiffany Street and Barry Street at 5:47 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2023. It records one person killed: a 29-year-old male bicyclist riding an e-bike.
The official vehicle entries list the truck driver as traveling south and making a right turn, and the e-bike rider as traveling south and going straight. News accounts citing police said the driver left the scene after the crash.
Reports differed on the driver’s vehicle
Gothamist reported that police described the driver as operating a dark-colored SUV, while the Daily News described a large SUV or small truck. amNY reported the driver was operating a Kenworth dump truck and turned right onto Barry Street before leaving westbound.
The rider died at Lincoln Hospital
Authorities said EMS took the rider to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. amNY identified him as Mariano Leonardo Victoriano, a Longwood resident, and gave his age as 30; the city record and Gothamist described the rider as 29.
Tiffany Street is a heavily traveled Hunts Point corridor
The crash happened at Tiffany Street and Barry Street in Hunts Point. CrashCountNYC location data for Tiffany Street in the Bronx counted 306 crashes, 210 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 1 death from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Street design and contributing factors were described differently
The official record lists a contributing factor on the e-bike rider’s entry as pedestrian, bicyclist or other pedestrian error or confusion. The press accounts focused on the driver leaving the scene, and amNY reported that police described the driver as turning right when he hit the rider.
Accounts also differed on bike-lane conditions. The Daily News quoted Transportation Alternatives saying neither Tiffany Street nor Barry Street had dedicated bike lanes, while amNY reported that Victoriano was riding in the Tiffany Street bike lane.
Police said the investigation continued
Gothamist reported on the day of the crash that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. amNY reported the next day that police had identified and located the driver and dump truck from witness descriptions, but that the driver had not been arrested or charged at that time.