Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on Webster Avenue
A driver in a southbound sedan fatally hit a 43-year-old pedestrian at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street, and police told the Daily News the driver left Kelvin Mitchell steps from his Bronx home.
What We Know
Kelvin Mitchell, 43, was fatally hit shortly before 12:45 a.m. on May 10, 2025, at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street in the Bronx. The crash record lists a southbound sedan driver going straight ahead and cites unsafe speed. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the driver was in a black Mercedes-Benz, did not stop, and hit Mitchell steps from his home near the Webster Houses. EMS took Mitchell to Lincoln Hospital, where he died, and police were reviewing surveillance video to identify the driver.
What happened on Webster Avenue
The crash record says the collision happened at 12:44 a.m. on May 10, 2025, at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street in the Bronx. It records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that a driver in a black Mercedes-Benz was heading south on Webster Avenue, hit Kelvin Mitchell, and did not stop. The news account placed Mitchell in a crosswalk midblock near East 168th Street, while the crash record identifies the pedestrian location as at an intersection.
Speed and leaving the scene are central facts
The crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the driver in the sedan. Police told the Daily News that the driver did not stop after hitting Mitchell.
A deadly stretch of Webster Avenue
The crash happened at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC's street context for Webster Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,562 crashes, 1,088 injuries, 74 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.
Police looked for surveillance video
The Daily News reported that EMS took Mitchell to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad was reviewing nearby surveillance cameras in hopes of identifying the Mercedes-Benz and its driver.