BMW driver involved in fatal Edenwald collision
Twenty-seven
A 22-year-old BMW driver and motorcyclist Miguel Malcolm, 27, were involved in a fatal collision at Monticello and Strang avenues in the Bronx at 6:43 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2024.
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What We Know
At 6:43 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2024, a 22-year-old BMW driver and Miguel Malcolm, 27, were involved in a collision at Monticello and Strang avenues in the Bronx. Accounts differ about the motorcycle and BMW's travel directions, and they describe the motorcycle's model differently. Police said Malcolm was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Accounts conflict on travel directions
The official record logs one death and no injuries in the 6:43 p.m. Nov. 9 crash. It lists the motorcycle traveling north on Monticello Avenue and the sedan east on Strang Avenue, as did Norwood News, citing police. NY1, also citing authorities, gave the opposite directions.
Reports differ on the motorcycle model
The crash record identifies a 2009 Honda motorcycle and a 2021 BMW sedan. Norwood News described the motorcycle as a Honda CBR 1000, while News 12 called it a Honda CRV. Norwood News described the BMW as white.
A mechanic and father remembered
Police identified the motorcyclist as Miguel Malcolm, 27, of Mount Vernon. People gathered at a memorial told News 12 that he was a car mechanic, loved riding motorcycles and was the father of a 3-year-old daughter.
Police reported an ongoing investigation
Police said emergency responders took Malcolm to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the 22-year-old BMW driver was uninjured and remained at the scene. Norwood News reported on Nov. 11 that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.
Where
MONTICELLO AVE and STRANG AVE