A driver in a GMC pickup fatally injures a cyclist in Soundview.
A 24-year-old driver in a GMC pickup struck a 66-year-old cyclist at Westchester and Commonwealth avenues in the Bronx at 11:55 a.m. on October 19, 2024; the cyclist died, according to police accounts and the official crash record.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said a 24-year-old man driving a GMC pickup north on Commonwealth Avenue struck the cyclist as he rode east on Westchester Avenue. Reports said EMS took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; the driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
The accounts describe intersecting paths.
Police told the Daily News that a 24-year-old man driving a GMC pickup north on Commonwealth Avenue struck the cyclist as he rode east on Westchester Avenue. The official record lists a 2022 GMC pickup traveling north and a bicycle traveling east.
The official record identifies a GMC pickup, while AMNY's account identifies the vehicle as a GMC Sierra. AMNY also reported that the cyclist was riding east in Westchester Avenue's westbound lanes.
The crash happened in Soundview.
The official record places the crash at 11:55 a.m. on October 19, 2024, at Commonwealth and Westchester avenues in the Bronx. News reports identify the intersection as being in Soundview.
The cyclist was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.
The Post and Daily News reported that EMS took the cyclist to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. News 12 reported that first responders tried to save him at the scene before he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
In initial reports, police said the driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was ongoing.