Driver in Pickup Hits and Kills Bronx Bicyclist in Soundview
A 24-year-old man driving a GMC pickup hit a 66-year-old Bronx bicyclist at Commonwealth and Westchester avenues just before noon, police told the Daily News, and the city recorded one cyclist killed.
What We Know
Police told the Daily News that a 24-year-old man driving a GMC pickup north on Commonwealth Avenue hit a 66-year-old bicyclist who was pedaling east on Westchester Avenue just before noon on Oct. 19, 2024. EMS took the rider to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The city crash record lists one cyclist killed and no other injuries, with a pickup truck and a bike involved. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing.
The crash at Commonwealth and Westchester
Police told the Daily News that the 24-year-old driver was traveling north on Commonwealth Avenue in a GMC pickup when he hit the bicyclist, who was riding east on Westchester Avenue. The city record places the crash at 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2024.
EMS took the 66-year-old rider to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The city record lists him as the only person killed or injured in the crash.
A deadly corner on a high-crash Bronx corridor
The collision happened at Commonwealth Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, in the Soundview neighborhood described by the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC’s location review for Westchester Avenue in the Bronx counts 1,543 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 97 serious injuries and 7 deaths on the corridor since 2022.
A Bronx bicyclist was killed
The Daily News identified the person killed as a 66-year-old Bronx bicyclist. The city record lists the fatal victim as a 66-year-old male bicyclist.
Police described the pickup driver as a 24-year-old man. The Daily News reported that no arrests had been made as police continued investigating.
Movements recorded before impact
The city record and the Daily News both describe a pickup truck and a bike. The official record lists the pickup driver as going straight north, and the bicyclist as going straight east.
The official vehicle entry describes the pickup as a 2022 GMC and records damage to its left front bumper. The bike entry records damage to the center front end.
Official factor and open investigation
The city crash record assigns a contributing factor of bicyclist or pedestrian error or confusion. The Daily News reported the same day that police said the investigation was ongoing and that no arrests had been made.