Driver in dark-colored SUV left after striking pedestrian on Hutchinson River Parkway, police say.
A northbound driver in a dark-colored SUV hit a pedestrian on the Hutchinson River Parkway on September 2, 2024, and continued north, according to police; the official record lists one pedestrian death, a 66-year-old man.
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What We Know
The Bronx Times reported that NYPD investigators said the pedestrian was crossing east to west when a northbound driver in a dark-colored SUV hit him and continued north. The report said the pedestrian was struck three more times shortly afterward. The official record lists one pedestrian killed, a 66-year-old man, and no other injuries.
Police described an initial impact followed by three more.
The Bronx Times reported that NYPD investigators said the pedestrian was crossing east to west when a northbound driver in a dark-colored SUV hit him and continued north. The report said the pedestrian was struck three more times shortly afterward.
The newspaper reported that police found the man with severe head and body trauma and that EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. The official record lists the pedestrian as a 66-year-old man and records one death and no other injuries.
The crash was reported near East Tremont Avenue.
The official record places the crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway at 8:13 p.m. on September 2, 2024. The Bronx Times reported that it happened northbound just before East Tremont Avenue, within the 45th Precinct, at about 8:12 p.m.
Three drivers remained at the scene.
The Bronx Times reported that the drivers involved in the later impacts remained at the scene and were not injured. As of its September 4 report, no arrests had been made, and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.