Driver turning into Bronx driveway fatally hit woman, police say
A driver turning into a driveway at West 174th Street and Macombs Road hit a 44-year-old pedestrian late Aug. 6 and left; the city record lists driver inattention or distraction.
What We Know
A 44-year-old woman was killed late Aug. 6 at West 174th Street and Macombs Road in Morris Heights. The city crash record says the fatal crash happened at 11:47 p.m., involved one pedestrian death and listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Police told several outlets that the driver was turning into a driveway and left afterward. Reports based on surveillance video said the woman was on or near the driveway edge before the driver hit her; Gothamist reported an initial police account that she was crossing the street. Medics took her to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she died.
A late-night turn into a driveway ended with a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record places the fatal crash at West 174th Street and Macombs Road at 11:47 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2025. It records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police told the Daily News that the driver of a dark-colored SUV was turning into the driveway of a Bronx apartment building when the driver hit a 44-year-old woman and continued through a rear entrance. ABC7 and the New York Post also reported that the driver left the scene. Medics took the woman to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she died.
The crash happened at a driveway off West 174th Street
The official record identifies the location as West 174th Street at Macombs Road in Morris Heights. News reports described the impact area as a driveway or alleyway between buildings near that intersection.
News 12 reported resident concerns that the block is dark at night and that drivers' views can be obstructed while entering the driveway.
The woman was 44, and police had not released her name
The official record identifies the person killed as a 44-year-old female pedestrian. The Daily News, citing police, described her as homeless and reported that surveillance video showed her collecting cans and bottles near garbage by the driveway before she went down near the curb.
Gothamist and the New York Post reported that police had not released her identity while working to notify family.
Police reports described an SUV driver; the city record notes front-end damage
The Daily News described the driver as operating a dark-colored SUV, and the New York Post also reported that police described an SUV driver. The city record says the involved vehicle was traveling north and notes center-front impact and damage, with additional damage to the front bumper areas.
The record cites driver inattention, while reports differ on the woman's position
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Accounts differed on where the woman was just before the driver hit her. The official person record says she was a pedestrian away from an intersection and not in the roadway. The Daily News and News 12, citing surveillance video, reported that she was on or near the driveway edge after going down by the curb. Gothamist reported an initial police account that she was crossing 174th Street at Macombs Road.
Police searched for the driver
ABC7 reported that police were searching an alleyway between two buildings where the woman was apparently hit. The New York Post reported that police were still searching for the driver and that no arrests had been made. News 12 reported that police asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.