Driver returned after fatal Mosholu Parkway crash
A 23-year-old driver heading north on Mosholu Parkway struck a 30-year-old pedestrian just north of the Major Deegan underpass at 2:06 a.m. on September 7, 2025, then left and later returned, police said.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said a 23-year-old man driving north on Mosholu Parkway struck a 30-year-old pedestrian just north of the Major Deegan underpass; the official record dates the crash to 2:06 a.m. on September 7, 2025, and counts one pedestrian killed. Police said the driver left the scene and later returned. News 12 reported no official charges had been filed as of September 8.
Police said the driver left, then returned.
Police told amNewYork that a 23-year-old man was driving north on Mosholu Parkway when he struck a 30-year-old pedestrian in the roadway, just north of the Major Deegan underpass. Police said the driver initially left the scene and later returned.
Officers found the man unconscious and unresponsive; EMS took him to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police withheld his name pending family notification.
Reports distinguish where the pedestrian was found from where the crash occurred.
The official record places the crash on Mosholu Parkway at 2:06 a.m. on September 7, 2025. Norwood News initially reported that police found the pedestrian on the Major Deegan Expressway near Exit 12; a later police account in the article placed the impact on Mosholu Parkway, just north of the underpass.
Accounts describe the vehicle differently.
The official record classifies the vehicle as a sedan, while police accounts reported by amNewYork and News 12 identify the vehicle driven by the 23-year-old as a 2024 Toyota BZ4X.
The investigation was ongoing in reports published September 8.
News 12 reported that no official charges had been filed as of September 8. Norwood News and amNewYork reported no arrests; Norwood News said the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.