Driver Charged After Pedestrian Dies on Castle Hill Avenue
Police told the Daily News that Victor Ramos was speeding and drug-impaired when he hit Mohammed Rahman, while city records recorded the fatal pedestrian crash at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue at 9:04 p.m.
What We Know
A 67-year-old man was killed while crossing Castle Hill Avenue near Turnbull Avenue in the Bronx on a Monday night. According to the police report, a northbound driver in a 1994 Infiniti sedan hit him head-on and then fled. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The man died at the scene from injuries to his entire body.
Police said the driver was speeding and drug-impaired
City records list the crash at 9:04 p.m. at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue, with one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries.
Castle Hill Avenue has a recent record of serious crashes
The city crash record places the fatal collision at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue in the Bronx. The Daily News article text described the site as Castle Hill Avenue near Hermany Avenue, while its photo caption referred to Castle Hill Avenue near Turnbull Avenue.
CrashCountNYC location data for Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx shows 426 crashes, 271 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Rahman died near home; Ramos remained at the scene
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Mohammed Rahman and reported that he was near his home when the driver hit him. The article identified the driver as 27-year-old Victor Ramos and reported that he remained at the site.
The city vehicle record describes the driver as the lone occupant of a 1994 Infiniti sedan traveling north and going straight before the crash. The city record lists the driver license status as unlicensed; the Daily News, citing police, reported a suspended-license charge.
Speed appears in both the police account and the city record
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and the vehicle record also lists unsafe speed. Police told the Daily News that Ramos was speeding and had drugs in his system when he hit Rahman.