Hit-and-run driver sought after Bronx pedestrian dies
Police said a tractor-trailer driver fled after hitting a 40-year-old man at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street on May 2; the official record lists one pedestrian death there, and press reports said a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V also hit him.
What We Know
The city crash record lists a 40-year-old male pedestrian killed at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street on May 2, 2026. Police accounts reported by multiple outlets said the man was crossing Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven when a tractor-trailer driver traveling north hit him and left the scene. Those reports said a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V, described in some accounts as a taxi, then also hit him and stayed for police. EMS took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reports disagree on the time, with the official record and several articles placing the crash around 7:30 p.m. and two articles placing it just after or about 8:30 p.m. Police said no arrests had been made as the investigation continued.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4895943
Date
May 2, 2026
Time
7:28 p.m.
Location
Bruckner Blvd & E 138th St
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
SUV, Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle
Police described two impacts and one driver who left
The official crash record lists one pedestrian death and no other injuries at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street on May 2, 2026. It records the crash time as 7:28 p.m.
Police accounts in the reviewed articles said a tractor-trailer driver traveling north hit the 40-year-old man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard, then left the scene. The reports said a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V, traveling behind the tractor-trailer, also hit the man and remained at the scene.
The crash happened at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street
The official record places the fatal crash at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street. Press reports described the location as Mott Haven and said the man was crossing Bruckner Boulevard from east to west.
Several reports said the man was outside a marked crosswalk. The official person record also describes him as crossing without a signal or crosswalk.
What is known about the people involved
The man who died was 40. The official record identifies him as a male pedestrian, and the reviewed articles said medics took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The reports did not publish his name.
Police said the Honda driver was a 61-year-old man who stayed at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver had not been located in the reviewed reports.
Reports differed on how to describe the Honda
The official crash record lists a 2015 Honda station wagon or SUV traveling north. Several articles identified it as a Honda CR-V; the Daily News and Gothamist described the Honda as a taxi, while the Post described it as an SUV.
The tractor-trailer appears in the police accounts reported by news outlets. The official vehicle entries provided for this crash include the Honda and another northbound entry without a public vehicle type.
Police asked for information as the investigation continued
Police said no arrests had been made in the case as of the reviewed reports. amNY reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was handling the investigation and published a Crime Stoppers appeal for tips.
The timing in public accounts is not consistent: the official record lists 7:28 p.m., amNY, the Post and Gothamist reported about 7:30 p.m., and ABC7 and the Daily News reported just after or about 8:30 p.m.