S48 Bus Driver Fatally Hits Leton Meyers on Forest Avenue
A driver heading east on Forest Avenue fatally hit 72-year-old pedestrian Leton Meyers near Veltman Avenue on May 15, 2026, after police said Meyers fell into the roadway during a routine grocery trip.
What We Know
Official crash records place the crash a little after 4 PM on May 15, 2026, on Forest Avenue in Staten Island and record a 72-year-old male pedestrian killed. Police told the Daily News that Leton Meyers fell into the roadway near Veltman Avenue and was hit by the driver of an eastbound S48 bus. Official crash records classify the vehicle as a school bus, while police described it as an MTA S48 bus. Police said the 43-year-old driver continued east, then stopped after being told about the crash; he was not arrested.
Meyers fell into the roadway before the fatal impact, police said
The official record places the crash on Forest Avenue at 4:17 p.m. on May 15, 2026, and records that a 72-year-old male pedestrian was killed.
Forest Avenue near Veltman Avenue was part of Meyers' grocery trip
The collision happened on Forest Avenue near Veltman Avenue in Port Richmond, according to the police account reported by NY Daily News.
Meyers had been on a routine grocery run at a Stop & Shop near Forest Avenue and was more than two miles from his West Brighton home when he was hit, his daughter told the Daily News.
Records describe the bus differently
The city crash record identifies the involved vehicle as a 2022 Nova Bus with the vehicle type listed as school bus, traveling east with one occupant.
The Daily News accounts, citing police, described the driver as a 43-year-old operating an eastbound S48 MTA bus.
Police, family and the official record point to confusion or disorientation
The official person record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor for Meyers.
The driver stopped after being told, and police made no arrest
Police said the driver continued east after the collision and stopped after being informed of the crash. The driver was not arrested.
Meyers died at the scene. The city medical examiner ruled the cause of death blunt-force trauma to the head and classified the death as an accident.
Family described a father and immigrant from Belize
The Daily News reported that Meyers lived in West Brighton, was an immigrant from Belize, and left behind two children and a grandchild.
His family started a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses.