Driver in SUV Fatally Hits Woman on White Plains Road
A 56-year-old woman driving a Toyota RAV4 hit a pedestrian from behind on White Plains Road near East 216th Street in the Bronx at about 10:24 p.m. May 24; the pedestrian died at Jacobi Medical Center.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 56-year-old woman driving a Toyota RAV4 north on White Plains Road hit a pedestrian from behind near East 216th Street at about 10:24 p.m. on May 24, 2025, according to police accounts. Medics took the woman to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died of severe head trauma. The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrest as their investigation continued.
What happened that night
Police investigators said the 56-year-old driver and the pedestrian were both traveling north on White Plains Road when the driver hit the woman from behind in a 2024 Toyota RAV4. The woman suffered severe head trauma, and medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died.
White Plains Road at East 216th Street
The crash occurred near East 216th Street in the Bronx. Pedestrians interviewed by News 12 said a median made the long crossing easier, while one expressed concern about reckless driving there. Those comments describe the street, not the driver's conduct in this crash.
The woman who died
The city crash record gives the pedestrian's age as 76, while news reports citing police say she was 78. The reviewed reports provide no details about her life beyond the crash.
Investigation and contributing factor
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Police said the driver remained at the scene; as of May 28, she had not been arrested, no charges had been filed, and the investigation remained active.