Bronx driver charged after fatal White Plains Road turn.
To His Home
Rafael Delgado, identified by the Daily News as the driver, was charged after he hit 75-year-old Wahid Miah while turning left at Wood Avenue and White Plains Road; the official record dates the fatal crash to Feb. 3, 2025, at 1:22 p.m.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
On Feb. 3, 2025, Rafael Delgado turned left from Wood Avenue onto southbound White Plains Road and hit Wahid Miah, 75, the Daily News reported. The official record says Miah was crossing with the signal and gives the crash time as 1:22 p.m.; the Bronx Times reported about 1:23 p.m., while the Daily News said about 1:20 p.m. The record lists failure to yield and driver inattention or distraction as factors. EMS took Miah to Jacobi, where the Bronx Times reported he was pronounced dead. Four months later, police charged Delgado with reckless endangerment, failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, the Daily News reported.
A driver turned left across the intersection.
The Daily News reported that Rafael Delgado was turning left from Wood Avenue onto southbound White Plains Road when he hit Wahid Miah. The Bronx Times reported that the driver was heading west on Wood Avenue and making the same turn. The official record says Miah was crossing with the signal; the Daily News reported that police said he had the right of way.
The official record dates the crash to Feb. 3, 2025, at 1:22 p.m. The Bronx Times reported approximately 1:23 p.m., while the Daily News reported about 1:20 p.m. The Bronx Times reported that EMS took Miah to Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead.
Miah was walking home from mosque.
The Bronx Times identified Miah, 75, as being from St. Lawrence Avenue. The Daily News reported that he was walking home from mosque and was less than half a mile from home.
Miah's neighbor Shameem Ahmed told News 12, as quoted by the Daily News, "The community is really shocked." The Daily News also reported that Ahmed and others visited Miah's family to offer sympathy.
Reports describe the BMW in different terms.
The Bronx Times identified the driver's vehicle as a 2023 BMW X5. The Daily News described Delgado's vehicle as a 2023 BMW SUV. The official record classifies it as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
Police filed charges after an investigation.
The Daily News reported that Delgado remained at the scene and was not initially charged. After a four-month investigation, police arrested him and charged him with reckless endangerment, failure to yield and failure to exercise due care. He received a desk appearance ticket for a later court date.
Where
WHITE PLAINS RD and WOOD AVE