Driver Fatally Hits Man on Major Deegan Expressway
A 65-year-old man driving southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway fatally hit a 35-year-old pedestrian near West Tremont Avenue at about 2:37 a.m. on June 4, 2024.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 65-year-old man driving a 2015 Toyota Avalon southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway hit a 35-year-old pedestrian near West Tremont Avenue around 2:37 a.m. on June 4, 2024. Police said the pedestrian was crossing from east to west. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene. The driver stayed and was not injured. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing at the time of reporting.
A southbound driver and a pedestrian crossing the expressway
Police said a 65-year-old man driving a 2015 Toyota Avalon southbound hit a pedestrian who was crossing the Major Deegan Expressway from east to west. The official record identifies the pedestrian as a 35-year-old man.
The official vehicle record classifies the Toyota as a sedan and records damage to its right front bumper and quarter panel.
On the Major Deegan at West Tremont Avenue
The crash occurred on the southbound Major Deegan Expressway at the West Tremont Avenue overpass in the Bronx, where the man was crossing the highway. News 12 placed the scene near Exit 7.
The response and investigation
Officers responding to a 911 call found the man on the roadway with injuries, and emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene. The driver remained there and was not injured. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing at the time of reporting.