Hit-and-run driver fatally injured Bronx pedestrian in Longwood
A hit-and-run driver in a reported stolen 2008 Ford fatally injured 56-year-old Alhadji Fofana at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Bronx at about 6:31 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024, according to city records and police accounts cited by the Post.
What We Know
A hit-and-run driver fatally injured 56-year-old Alhadji Fofana at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in Longwood at about 6:31 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024. The city crash record says one pedestrian was killed and describes him as crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal; the Daily News and Post reported he was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he died. Police told the Post the driver was using a stolen 2008 Ford with stolen plates, tried to set it on fire, abandoned it and fled on foot. The city record classifies the Ford as a station wagon/SUV, while the press accounts described it as a van.
A morning crossing in Longwood ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record places the collision at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street at 6:31 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024, and records one pedestrian death with no other injuries. The record describes the pedestrian as a 56-year-old man crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal.
Alhadji Fofana died at Lincoln Medical Center
Police accounts cited by the Post said Fofana was left unresponsive in the roadway and was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he died. The Post reported that he lived about a mile away in Crotona Park East.
Records and police descriptions differ on the Ford
The city record classifies the involved 2008 Ford as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle and lists right-front bumper impact and damage. The Post and Daily News described the Ford as a van; the Post reported that police said the driver was using stolen plates.
Police said the driver tried to burn the Ford and fled
The Post reported that investigators determined the driver tried to set the Ford on fire, abandoned it and fled on foot. The article said the driver remained at large by Thursday afternoon.
What the record says about contributing factors
The city record assigns a contributing factor of pedestrian error or confusion and describes Fofana as crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal. Press accounts citing police emphasized the driver's flight; the Post also reported that the driver was using a stolen Ford with stolen plates.
Westchester Avenue has a long crash record
The fatal collision happened at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Bronx, in the Longwood area identified by the press accounts.
CrashCountNYC's location context for Westchester Avenue in the Bronx counted 1,543 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 97 serious injuries and 7 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.