Police sought a driver after a fatal Bronx hit-and-run.
A driver struck an 82-year-old man crossing Southern Boulevard and left the scene, police said; the official record places the fatal crash at 5:10 a.m. on June 4, 2024, at 571 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.
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What We Know
Police accounts say the driver continued south, then turned onto East 149th Street and Prospect Avenue. Reports place the man’s death at Lincoln Hospital; ABC7 identified him as Willie Bravo, while El Diario identified him as William Bravo.
The driver left the scene.
The official record reports one pedestrian killed in a crash at 5:10 a.m. on June 4, 2024. Police told 1010 WINS that the man was crossing Southern Boulevard from east to west when a driver struck him, then continued south and turned onto East 149th Street and Prospect Avenue.
Published accounts gave different approximate times: 1010 WINS reported about 5:19 a.m., while El Diario reported about 5:15 a.m. Both reported that the man was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Reports identify him by different names.
ABC7 identified the man as Willie Bravo, 82, and reported that he was buying a pastry and coffee from Pitusa Bakery just after 5 a.m. El Diario identified him as William Bravo and said he was two blocks from home.
Reports differ on how specifically they identify the car.
The official record lists a 2007 Chrysler sedan traveling south. 1010 WINS and ABC7 described a gray four-door Chrysler 300; News 12 described a gray four-door Chrysler without specifying the model.
The crash happened on Southern Boulevard.
The official record locates the crash at 571 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. El Diario described it as near East 149th Street, where police accounts traced the driver’s route after the collision.
Police asked the public for information.
ABC7 reported that street surveillance and MTA bus cameras captured the Chrysler as police searched for the driver. El Diario reported that no arrests had been made and no suspect identified at the time of its report. Police asked anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.