Jeep Driver Sought After ATV Rider Dies on Southern Boulevard
Police told the Daily News a gray Jeep driver hit Raymond Brightman and another rider and fled after a crash that the city recorded at Southern Boulevard and East 180th Street on Nov. 17, 2023, with one motorist killed and one injured.
What We Know
A 37-year-old man riding a motorbike was killed on Southern Boulevard near East 180th Street in the Bronx. According to the police report, the driver of a pickup truck hit the motorbike from behind, ejecting the rider, who suffered a fatal head injury and died at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention and following too closely as contributing factors. The crash happened on a Friday evening and involved a pickup truck and a motorbike, both traveling south.
A southbound ride ended with two men thrown to the street
Medics took both men to St. Barnabas Hospital. Brightman died a few hours later from a massive head injury, police said; the other rider suffered a back injury and was expected to recover.
Southern Boulevard has a long crash history
The crash happened at Southern Boulevard and East 180th Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s street history for Southern Boulevard in the Bronx shows 1,329 crashes, 920 injuries, 70 serious injuries and 8 deaths since 2022.
Raymond Brightman was remembered in East Harlem
The Daily News identified the man who died as Raymond Brightman, 37. Outside his home near First Avenue and East 102nd Street, friends gathered at a makeshift candlelit memorial after his death.
Records cite inattention; police sought the driver
Detailed city vehicle records list a motorbike, an all-terrain vehicle and a Jeep pickup, all traveling south before the crash. The Daily News account, citing police, described Brightman as the ATV rider and his friend as the off-road motorcycle rider while a passing gray Jeep driver hit both.
The city record listed driver inattention or distraction for the involved drivers and following too closely for the Jeep pickup driver. Police told the Daily News that the Jeep driver fled and was still being sought.