Rider Dies After Bronx Hit-and-Run at Park and 183rd
Police said William Cruz, 35, died after a Park Avenue and East 183rd Street collision involving a sedan driver who fled; the city crash record lists one death at the Bronx intersection.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 35-year-old man riding a southbound e-bike hit the left side of a sedan at Park Avenue near East 183rd Street in the Bronx around 7:38 p.m. on February 16. The report states he was unlicensed and died from severe pelvis injuries. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor in the collision, which occurred after dark on a below-freezing evening.
Police described a southbound rider and an eastbound driver
Police told the New York Post and amNY that William Cruz was riding south on Park Avenue and crossing East 183rd Street when he collided with the driver's side of a black sedan whose driver was heading east on East 183rd Street. The city crash record also lists Cruz's direction as south and the sedan driver's direction as east.
Responding officers found Cruz conscious and alert, according to both news reports. EMS took him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash happened on a Park Avenue corridor with repeated harm
The collision occurred at Park Avenue and East 183rd Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC's Park Avenue - Bronx corridor context shows 614 crashes, 336 injuries, 25 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.
Sources used different terms for Cruz's ride
The city crash record lists Cruz's vehicle as a 2023 Fengyuan E-Bike. Police accounts published by the New York Post and amNY described it as a gas-powered moped or scooter. The same sources identify the other driver as operating a sedan, with the news reports specifying a black sedan.
The public record lists traffic-control disregard
The city crash record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor for Cruz's southbound vehicle. The reviewed news stories did not report the traffic-control detail behind that entry.