Speeding driver kills 82-year-old on Southern
A speeding Chrysler driver hit an 82-year-old man crossing Southern Boulevard before dawn. Police recorded unsafe speed and bad lane use. The pedestrian took the blow to the head and died in the street.
What We Know
According to the police report, a driver in a 2007 Chrysler sedan traveling south on Southern Boulevard near 571 hit an 82-year-old man who was crossing without a signal at the intersection. Police recorded unsafe speed and improper lane usage as contributing factors. The impact to the man’s head caused severe lacerations and left him semiconscious; he was pronounced dead at the scene in the early morning hours.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 82; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2007 CHRY -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Passing or Lane Usage Improper
Where
571 Southern Blvd, Bronx
Press Articles
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