Distracted SUV Driver Kills 76-Year-Old on White Plains Rd
A 56-year-old SUV driver looked away on White Plains Road and hit a 76-year-old woman crossing outside the intersection. Police call it driver inattention. She died there at night. The driver kept her license and her life.
What We Know
A 56-year-old woman driving an SUV north on White Plains Road hit a 76-year-old female pedestrian near East 216th Street in the Bronx on a Saturday night. According to the police report, the SUV’s center front end struck the woman in the roadway, causing fatal head injuries. Police recorded driver inattention and listed no pedestrian error. The driver was licensed and had no reported injuries.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 76; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
SUV
2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Where
White Plains Rd & E 216th St, Bronx
Press Articles
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