Police seek rider after fatal Wakefield crosswalk crash.
The Original
A 31-year-old man riding east on East 225th Street struck a woman in the marked crosswalk at White Plains Road in Wakefield and fled, according to Norwood News's account of the NYPD investigation; the Daily News dates the crash to June 29, 2026.
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What We Know
Police accounts say a 31-year-old man traveling east on East 225th Street struck a woman crossing the marked crosswalk at White Plains Road, then fled east. The Daily News dates the crash to June 29, 2026, around 2:30 p.m.; Norwood News reports a police call at 2:26 p.m. News 12 and Norwood describe a 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, while a CBS video description calls the person sought a scooter driver. Accounts also differ on whether he stopped before leaving and whether the woman died at Jacobi Hospital or at the scene. News 12 and Norwood report she died at Jacobi; Gothamist and CBS include accounts that she died at the scene, though Gothamist also says EMS took her to the hospital. Family members remembered Campbell as a longtime caregiver devoted to church and family. Norwood News reported no arrests as of July 7.
Police accounts describe a marked-crosswalk collision.
NYPD collision investigators told Norwood News that a 31-year-old man traveled east on East 225th Street toward White Plains Road and struck a woman crossing southbound in the marked crosswalk. Norwood News says police responded to a 911 call at about 2:26 p.m.; the Daily News reports the crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. on June 29, 2026.
News 12 and Norwood News identify the rider as a 31-year-old man on a 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle; a CBS video description calls the person police sought a scooter driver. News 12 and Norwood report that he continued east after the collision. Witness Junior Manes told the Daily News the rider stopped, looked at the woman and then left; CBS reported that police said the driver did not stop.
News 12 and Norwood News report EMS took Campbell to Jacobi Hospital, where she died. Gothamist says she died at the scene, though it also recounts her grandson's account that EMS took her to the hospital. CBS quotes a witness saying she took her last breath at the scene.
The crash happened near Campbell's home and familiar shops.
The collision occurred at East 225th Street and White Plains Road in Wakefield. Her grandson Rolando Barrett told Gothamist that Campbell had just visited Vital Care Pharmacy for candy and fruit and was about three blocks from home. Pharmacy employee Carmen Pichardo described White Plains Road and its intersections as busy with traffic, double-parked cars and two-wheelers; that is neighborhood context, not a finding about this crash's cause.
Family remembered Campbell's service and warmth.
News 12 and the Daily News identify her as Lenora Campbell, 93. Gothamist spells her first name Leonora and also reports her age as 93; CBS identifies her as Leonora Campbell, 96.
Barrett told Gothamist that Campbell immigrated from Jamaica almost 70 years ago and had lived in Wakefield for four decades. She had worked as a nurse and home health aide, took neighborhood walks and helped her church and children in the community.
Her granddaughter Sherice Thomas told CBS, “Everybody loved her.” Thomas and other relatives described Campbell as the heart of their family.
Loved ones gathered as the investigation continued.
News 12 reported that loved ones gathered at the intersection on Wednesday evening. Norwood News reported no arrests and an ongoing NYPD Highway District investigation as of July 7.