Luis Torres Charged After Fatal Bronx Hit-and-Run
News12 reported that police say Luis Torres, driving a white BMW X5 eastbound, struck a man near College Avenue just before 4 a.m. on Aug. 8, with 2026 inferred from the report's publication year; an NYPD driver later struck the man, who died at Lincoln Hospital.
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What We Know
News12 reported that police said Luis Torres drove a white BMW X5 eastbound, struck a man lying unresponsive near College Avenue and East 166th Street, and left. A driver in an NYPD vehicle later struck the man, stopped and provided aid; he later died at Lincoln Hospital. News12 reported Torres was arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault. The report placed the collision just before 4 a.m. on Aug. 8; the year 2026 is inferred from its publication year.
A fight preceded two vehicle strikes
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the man was punched during a fight and fell unconscious in the roadway. It said a driver in a white BMW SUV ran over him about 10 minutes later and continued without stopping. The paper also reported that officers in a following NYPD Strategic Response Group SUV ran over him and stopped to render aid.
News12 later identified the BMW driver as Luis Torres and said an NYPD vehicle struck the man afterward. Gothamist reported that the NYPD driver struck him moments after the BMW.
The reports describe the same nearby streets
News12 placed the crash at the intersection of East 166th Street and College Avenue, in Concourse Village. The Daily News described it as College Avenue near East 166th Street, in Melrose. The reports agree on the nearby streets but differ in their location wording.
Reports differ on the man's age
News12 said officials had not released the man's identity. Its report described him as 38, while the Daily News said he was in his 50s. News12 reported that he was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he later died.
Reports use different descriptions for the vehicles
News12 described Torres's vehicle as a white BMW X5; the Daily News and Gothamist called it a white BMW SUV. The Daily News described the second vehicle as a marked NYPD Strategic Response Group SUV, while News12 called it an NYPD vehicle and Gothamist a marked police vehicle. The Daily News and Gothamist reported that police put the NYPD vehicle's speed at about 12 mph.
Torres was arrested and charged
News12 reported that Torres, a Queens man, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault. The Daily News quoted an NYPD spokesperson saying officers were not believed to be pursuing the BMW driver.