Jeep Driver Fatally Hit Pedestrian at Bronx Intersection
A 34-year-old Jeep driver hit Uddin Shahi as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard at Castle Hill Avenue on Nov. 30, 2024, and medics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
What We Know
A driver in a Jeep Compass hit Uddin Shahi just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx, the Daily News reported. Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue, lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and says the driver was traveling west and going straight ahead in an SUV. The record says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal; the Daily News reported that the 34-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was not criminally charged as police continued investigating. Sources disagree on Shahi's age: the city record lists him as 64, while the Daily News reported he was 60.
A nighttime crossing ended at Jacobi Hospital
The Daily News reported that Uddin Shahi was crossing Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue in Castle Hill just after 8 p.m. when a 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit him. Medics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
The crash was recorded at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue
The city crash record places the fatal crash at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx. The Daily News described the location as about a half-mile from Shahi's home.
Sources differ on Shahi's age
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Uddin Shahi and reported that he was 60. The city crash record lists the pedestrian who was killed as a 64-year-old man.
The driver stayed at the scene
The city record lists the vehicle as a 2022 Jeep SUV traveling west and going straight ahead before the crash. The Daily News reported that the 34-year-old driver stayed at the scene.
Police continued investigating
The Daily News reported that the driver was not criminally charged, though police said the crash remained under investigation.