Drivers hit 22-year-old after Major Deegan breakdown
A 61-year-old Subaru driver hit a 22-year-old man who had gotten out of a disabled Honda on the Major Deegan Expressway on Aug. 13, 2023, and the man was killed after he was hit again in northbound lanes, according to the city record and the Daily News.
What We Know
The city crash record says the fatal collision happened at 4:12 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2023, on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, killing a 22-year-old male pedestrian and injuring one motorist. The Daily News reported that the man's Honda broke down while he was driving south near Van Cortlandt Park South and that he got out before a 61-year-old driver in a Subaru hit him. The report said he went over the divider into the northbound lanes and was hit again. The Jeep Wrangler driver, 37, was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital in critical condition, while the Subaru driver refused medical attention. City data and the Daily News both cited wet or slippery pavement as a factor.
A breakdown preceded two impacts
At about 4:12 a.m., the city record logged one pedestrian death and one motorist injury on the Major Deegan Expressway. The Daily News reported that a 22-year-old man was driving south when his Honda broke down near Van Cortlandt Park South, and that he got out before a 61-year-old driver in a Subaru hit him.
The Daily News reported that, after the first collision, the man went over the divider into the northbound lanes and was hit again. A 37-year-old Jeep Wrangler driver was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital in critical condition.
On the Major Deegan near Van Cortlandt Park South
The crash happened on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News placed the breakdown and first impact near Van Cortlandt Park South.
City data and press accounts describe three vehicles
The city record lists a 2018 Honda sedan that was parked, a 2021 Subaru sedan traveling south with two occupants, and a 2021 Jeep SUV traveling north with one occupant. The Daily News described the Honda as disabled and identified the SUV as a Jeep Wrangler.
Wet pavement was cited as a factor
The city crash record cited slippery pavement as a contributing factor. In vehicle-level fields, city data also listed limited view for the Subaru driver. The Daily News likewise reported that wet roads were a factor in the collision.
Police closed the expressway for the investigation
The Daily News reported that both northbound and southbound lanes were closed for several hours while the NYPD investigated. The Subaru driver refused medical attention at the scene.