Driver Fatally Hits Inza Fofana in Mott Haven
A 48-year-old driver turning left at E. 149th Street and Morris Avenue hit 52-year-old Inza Fofana as he crossed the Bronx street on April 2, 2025, and the official record counted one pedestrian death.
What We Know
Three SUV drivers crashed on E 149th Street near Morris Avenue in the Bronx on an April afternoon. According to the police report, a 52-year-old man was in the roadway when one of the drivers rolled over him, causing crush injuries to his entire body. He died at the scene. All three vehicles were SUVs traveling west, with two stopped in traffic before the collision.
Fofana was crossing when a driver turned left
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Inza Fofana was crossing E. 149th Street at Morris Avenue in Mott Haven around 3:15 p.m. when a 48-year-old man driving west hit him while attempting a left turn onto Morris Avenue.
The official crash record places the fatal collision at E. 149th Street and Morris Avenue at 3:16 p.m. on April 2, 2025, and records one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries.
A Bronx corridor with a long crash record
The crash happened at E. 149th Street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder identifies Morris Avenue as a corridor where, since 2022, records show 950 crashes, 571 injuries, 36 serious injuries and 3 deaths.
The pedestrian was later pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital
EMS transported Fofana to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition, and he later died there, according to the Daily News. The article reported that Fofana lived in upper Manhattan.
Sources describe the Ford differently
The Daily News, citing police, described the driver as being in a 2019 Ford Transit van. The official crash record classifies a 2019 Ford as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle and lists two other station wagon/sport utility vehicles, a 2023 Toyota and a 2022 Lexus, in the crash record.
Police reported no arrest
Police said the driver stayed at the scene. The Daily News reported that no arrest had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.