Driver Leaves After Fatal Bruckner Expressway Collision
A driver hit and killed a man crossing the westbound Bruckner Expressway near the White Plains Road exit around 5:30 a.m., and police said the driver left the scene.
What We Know
Official crash records show an SUV driver going west and straight ahead on the Bruckner Expressway around half past 5 AM on April 4, 2026; one pedestrian was killed. The pedestrian entry places the man away from an intersection and describes him as crossing without a signal or crosswalk. The Daily News reported the crash near the White Plains Road exit in Soundview and said police found the man unconscious on the roadway before EMS took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. Police said the driver did not remain at the scene.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4889644
Date
April 4, 2026
Time
5:30 a.m.
Location
Bruckner Expy
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
SUV, Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle
Early-morning collision on the expressway
The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on April 4, 2026, on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries.
The Daily News reported that the man was crossing the westbound lanes near the White Plains Road exit in Soundview when a driver hit him. Police found him on the roadway with severe head and body injuries, and EMS took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
Official record lists a Kia SUV
The city crash record lists a 2020 Kia SUV traveling west and going straight before the collision, with damage to the front end. The Daily News, citing police on the day of the crash, described the vehicle and driver as not identified by investigators at that time.
Police said the driver did not remain
The Daily News reported that the driver who hit the man did not stay at the scene and that no arrests had been made as of April 4. The official record places the pedestrian outside an intersection and says he was crossing without a signal or crosswalk.