William Day charged after Major Deegan pedestrian death
Police said William Day was driving a 2008 Toyota RAV4 south near the Macombs Dam Bridge when he hit a pedestrian in an early morning crash the city recorded as killing one person.
What We Know
According to the police report, a baby boy was crossing the southbound Major Deegan Expressway overnight when the driver of a 2008 Toyota SUV hit him with the left front bumper. The report states the unlicensed driver did not stop. The child suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene, far from any crosswalk.
A southbound driver hit a pedestrian before 2 a.m.
The city crash record places the collision on the Major Deegan Expressway at 1:51 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2024, and says one pedestrian was killed.
The Daily News reported, citing police, that William Day was driving a 2008 Toyota RAV4 south on the expressway near the Macombs Dam Bridge when he hit the pedestrian. Medics took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
The crash happened on the Major Deegan near the Macombs Dam Bridge
The official record lists the crash on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News, citing police, placed the collision near the Macombs Dam Bridge.
Records describe a Toyota SUV with two occupants
The city record lists a 2008 Toyota SUV traveling south and going straight ahead, with two occupants and a male driver listed as unlicensed. The Daily News identified the model as a Toyota RAV4.
Police identified the driver and were still identifying the pedestrian
The Daily News reported that police identified the driver as William Day, 43, of Yonkers. The article said the pedestrian was not carrying identification and that police were working to identify him at the time of publication.
Police said Day stayed, then faced charges
The Daily News reported that Day remained at the scene. Police said he was charged with attempted unlicensed driving and attempted refusal to take a breath test, and the article noted that an NYPD spokeswoman could not clarify why the charges used the attempted form.