Police seek BMW driver after Bronx cyclist dies in hit-and-run.
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Police said a BMW driver fatally struck cyclist Angelo Camera, 51, at Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue on August 18; relatives told reporters he was coming home from work.
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Police are seeking a BMW driver after a cyclist was fatally struck at Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue in the Bronx on August 18, 2026, according to news reports. Reports identify him as 51-year-old Angelo Camera, though ABC7 and CBS spell his surname Camara; relatives described him as a mechanic coming home from work and a father of five. Accounts differ on the BMW's direction, color and collision sequence; reports say the driver left the BMW and fled.
The crash was reported at Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue.
News reports placed the crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue, describing the area as Hunts Point or Longwood. The Daily News reported the fatal impact at about 9:25 p.m. on August 18, 2026; Gothamist said about 9:30 p.m., and News12 said just before 9:30 p.m. Gothamist described Bruckner Boulevard as running beneath the Bruckner Expressway and said Camera was crossing the boulevard in the crosswalk at Longwood Avenue.
Reports differ on the direction and sequence of impacts.
Gothamist and News12 said the BMW driver was traveling north on Bruckner Boulevard and hit Camera near Longwood Avenue. Gothamist reported that the driver then hit an eastbound Hyundai; News12 said the driver next hit the Hyundai and then two parked cars. CBS reported the driver traveling south, hitting two parked cars before Camera and then the Hyundai. The Daily News described eastbound travel, Camera first, two parked cars afterward, and a Hyundai driver about a block away at Lafayette Avenue. ABC7 said two unoccupied vehicles were hit before the driver hit the Hyundai and cyclist, without specifying the order of those last two impacts.
News accounts give different details about the BMW.
Gothamist described a black BMW M550i. The Daily News identified a 2018 BMW M550I, and ABC7 described a black 2018 BMW. News12 instead described the BMW as white, so reports differ on its color; only some specify a model subtype.
Reports differ on whether Camera was riding an e-bike.
Gothamist described Camera's ride as an e-bike. Other reports called it a bike or bicycle without specifying whether it was electric.
The Hyundai driver was hospitalized.
Gothamist, CBS and News12 reported that a 38-year-old woman was driving the Hyundai; the Daily News gave her age as 37. Reports said she was taken to the hospital, and Gothamist, CBS and the Daily News reported that she was in stable condition.
Relatives remembered Camera as a mechanic and devoted father.
News12 said police identified the cyclist as 51-year-old Angelo Camera. Gothamist and the Daily News also used the surname Camera, while ABC7 and CBS spelled it Camara. Relatives described him as a mechanic returning home from work and a father of five. CBS reported that a distinctive blue school bus served as his workplace and was familiar to people in the neighborhood.
Vilmary Martinez told the Daily News that she and Camera had been together for 25 years and had a 19-year-old daughter. She said his father taught him to work on cars and that he had been a mechanic since age 15. Martinez recalled, "He just had a good heart. That's why we lasted 25 years."
Police accounts described speeding and a red light.
ABC7 and the Daily News reported that police said the BMW driver was speeding and ran a red light. ABC7 also reported that witnesses told police the driver appeared to be speeding.
The driver left the scene, and police continued their search.
Gothamist reported that the driver got out of the BMW and ran away, leaving it at the scene. ABC7 said the driver got into another car after abandoning the BMW; the Daily News said the driver appeared to do so. Gothamist, CBS and News12 reported that police were still searching and had made no arrests as of August 19.
Gothamist said EMS took Camera and the Hyundai driver to Lincoln Hospital, where Camera was pronounced dead. CBS also reported that he was pronounced dead at the hospital; the Daily News and News12 said he died there. CBS reported that loved ones set up a candlelit memorial near the scene. Martinez told CBS, "I want justice. I want them to find the person who did this to me. They took a good man."