Unlicensed SUV driver kills man on Harlem River Drive
Before dawn on Harlem River Drive, a 53-year-old man tried to cross without a crosswalk. An unlicensed SUV driver hit him and caused fatal crush injuries. He died on the roadway, another pedestrian gone in the dark.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive before dawn, not at an intersection and without a signal or crosswalk, when a southbound SUV driver hit him with the left front. The collision caused crush injuries to his entire body, and he died at the scene. Police recorded that the 2019 Nissan SUV driver was unlicensed. Weather data shows below-freezing temperatures and full cloud cover at the time.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 53; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2019 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Unlicensed
Where
Harlem River Dr
Press Articles
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