Truck Driver Turns, Kills Woman in Crosswalk
A 43-year-old truck driver hit and killed a 65-year-old woman near Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street in Morrisania, police said.
What We Know
A 65-year-old woman was killed while crossing Franklin Avenue in Morrisania on the morning of Feb. 3, 2025. The city crash record places the fatal crash at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street at 8:56 a.m. and lists a flatbed truck as the involved vehicle. amNewYork, citing police, reported that a 43-year-old truck driver hit the woman around 9 a.m., remained at the scene, and that emergency responders took her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where she was pronounced dead. The official record describes the driver as traveling west and making a right turn; the article described the truck as southbound. Police reported no immediate arrests and said the investigation was ongoing.
A morning crossing ended in a fatal crash
The city crash record says one pedestrian, a 65-year-old woman, was killed at 8:56 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2025, at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street. The record lists the pedestrian as crossing at the intersection and lists a flatbed truck as the involved vehicle.
amNewYork, citing police, reported that a 43-year-old truck driver hit the woman around 9 a.m. as she crossed Franklin Avenue. Police found her unconscious with severe trauma, and emergency responders took her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where she was pronounced dead.
Franklin Avenue in Morrisania
The official record places the crash at Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street in the Bronx. amNewYork described the location as Morrisania, between East 168th and East 169th streets, as the woman crossed Franklin Avenue.
The official vehicle entry describes a flatbed truck
The official record lists a 2017 KW-TRUCK/BUS flatbed with one occupant. The entry says the driver was licensed in New York, was traveling west, and was making a right turn before the crash; it also lists the point of impact as the right front bumper.
amNewYork reported a different direction from police, describing the truck as southbound. The article did not report an immediate arrest.
What the records say about movement
The city crash record says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal at the intersection. It also says the driver in the flatbed was making a right turn. amNewYork’s account, based on police, said the woman was crossing Franklin Avenue when the driver hit her.
The driver remained as police investigated
Police told amNewYork that the 43-year-old truck driver remained at the scene. No arrests had been made, and police said the investigation was ongoing.