Pedestrian Killed After Bronx Drivers Collide at Crosswalk
At about 6 p.m. on May 28, 2024, a woman crossing with the signal at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street was killed after a Toyota Rav4 driver hit a Jeep, and police told the Post the Jeep's driver fled.
What We Know
A woman crossing Washington Avenue at East 167th Street at about 6 p.m. was killed after a Toyota Rav4 driver hit the rear of a Jeep, according to police details reported by the Post. The impact sent the Jeep toward the crosswalk, where the pedestrian was hit and thrown into a parked car. The city crash record says she was 31 and crossing with the signal; the Post, citing police, reported she was 30. The Jeep's driver fled after the crash, while the Rav4 driver stayed at the scene. The city record cites driver inattention or distraction and lists traffic control disregarded for the Jeep, while the Post reported that police had not determined which driver had the right of way or whether either driver went through a red light.
The crash happened as the pedestrian crossed with the signal
The city crash record places the fatal crash at 5:59 p.m. on May 28, 2024, at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx. It records one pedestrian death and says the pedestrian was at the intersection crossing with the signal.
The Post, citing police and video, reported that a black Toyota Rav4 driver hit the rear of a blue Jeep. The impact sent the Jeep toward the crosswalk, where the pedestrian was hit and thrown into a parked car before the Jeep came to a stop.
The woman died after being taken to Lincoln Hospital
The official record lists the pedestrian as a 31-year-old woman. The Post, citing police, reported her age as 30 and said emergency responders took her to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police described a fleeing Jeep driver and a Rav4 driver who stayed
The official record lists three SUVs: a 2006 Jeep recorded as southbound, a 2009 Toyota recorded as westbound with one licensed male driver, and a parked 2019 Volkswagen. The Post described the moving SUVs as a blue Jeep and a black Toyota Rav4.
Police told the Post that the Jeep's driver got out after the crash and fled. The Post reported that video showed three people getting out of the Jeep and that the Rav4 driver stayed at the scene.
The record cites distraction, but police had not resolved right of way
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the crash and lists traffic control disregarded for the Jeep. The Post reported that police had not determined which driver had the right of way or whether either driver went through a red light.
The Post reported that no one had been charged at the time of its story and that the investigation was ongoing.
Washington Avenue has a long crash record
The crash happened at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC's location review for Washington Avenue in the Bronx counted 477 crashes, 275 injuries, 19 serious injuries and one death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.