Jeep Driver Fled After Woman Killed in Bronx Crosswalk Crash
A Jeep driver fled after a Toyota RAV4 driver clipped the Jeep and a 31-year-old woman crossing with the signal was killed at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx, according to the Post and the city crash record.
What We Know
At about 6 p.m. on May 28, 2024, a woman crossing Washington Avenue at East 167th Street in the Bronx was killed. The city crash record lists her as a 31-year-old pedestrian crossing with the signal; the Post, citing police, described her as 30. The Post reported that a Toyota RAV4 driver clipped a blue Jeep SUV, after which the Jeep was sent toward the crosswalk and into the woman before the Jeep driver fled. The RAV4 driver stayed at the scene, and no charges had been filed when the Post published. The city record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
A crosswalk death after one driver clipped another SUV
The city crash record says the pedestrian was crossing with the signal at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street at 5:59 p.m. on May 28, 2024. It lists one person killed and no other reported injuries.
The Post, citing police and video, reported that a Toyota RAV4 driver clipped the rear of a blue Jeep SUV, after which the Jeep was sent toward the woman in the crosswalk and into a parked car. The Jeep driver fled, while the RAV4 driver stayed at the scene.
Washington Avenue has seen hundreds of recent crashes
The crash happened at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx. Along Washington Avenue in the Bronx, CrashCountNYC recorded 477 crashes, 275 injuries, 19 serious injuries and 1 death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian was crossing with the signal
The city record lists the woman killed as a 31-year-old pedestrian crossing with the signal. The Post, citing police, described her as 30 and reported that she was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The city record lists three SUVs
The city record lists a 2006 Jeep SUV traveling south, a 2009 Toyota SUV traveling west, and a parked 2019 Volkswagen SUV. The Post described the moving SUVs as a blue Jeep and a black Toyota RAV4.
Investigators recorded driver inattention
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor and also records traffic control disregarded for the Jeep. The Post reported that it was not clear which driver had the right of way or whether either driver went through a red light.
No charges had been filed when the Post published, and police said the investigation was continuing.