Jeep Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian in Bronx Intersection
A 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit Uddin Shahi as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue, police told the Daily News; the official record lists one pedestrian killed in the Nov. 30 crash.
What We Know
Uddin Shahi was crossing Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, when a 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit him, police told the Daily News. Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed, a westbound SUV going straight, and driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor; it also records that the pedestrian was crossing against the signal. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and was not criminally charged, while the crash remained under investigation.
A nighttime crossing ended in a fatal injury
Police told the Daily News that Uddin Shahi was crossing Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue just after 8 p.m. when a 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit him.
Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The crash happened at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue
The official record places the crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx. The Daily News described the location as in Castle Hill and reported that Shahi was about a half-mile from his home.
The victim was identified as Uddin Shahi
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Uddin Shahi. The article reported that he was 60, while the official crash record lists the killed pedestrian as 64.
The driver was in a Jeep SUV
The Daily News reported that the driver was a 34-year-old woman in a Jeep Compass SUV. The official record lists a 2022 Jeep SUV traveling west and going straight before the crash.
Police said the driver stayed and was not criminally charged
Police told the Daily News that the driver stayed at the scene. The newspaper reported that she was not criminally charged and that the crash remained under investigation.