NYPD seeks BMW driver after Bronx bicyclist killed
Police said a BMW driver fled after a multi-vehicle crash near Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue on Aug. 18, 2026, leaving 51-year-old bicyclist Angelo Camera/Camara dead and a Hyundai driver hospitalized; relatives said he was a mechanic riding home from work.
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What We Know
News organizations citing police said the BMW driver was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2026, then fled after abandoning the BMW. The bicyclist, identified in reports as Angelo Camera and also spelled Camara, died at Lincoln Hospital; a Hyundai driver was hospitalized in stable condition. Reports agree police were still searching for the BMW driver, but they differ on the BMW’s color, direction of travel, and the exact order in which the driver hit the bicyclist and other vehicles. Relatives told reporters Camera/Camara was a mechanic, a father of five, and was riding home from work.
A fatal chain reaction near Bruckner and Longwood
Police told news outlets the crash happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2026, near Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue. Reports said the BMW driver hit 51-year-old bicyclist Angelo Camera/Camara, a Hyundai driver was also injured, several parked vehicles were damaged, and EMS took both injured people to Lincoln Hospital, where the bicyclist died.
The reports differ on key details. Gothamist said police described the driver as northbound in a black BMW M550i and said the bicyclist was in the crosswalk; ABC7 said police alleged the driver sped through a red light and hit two parked vehicles before the bicyclist and Hyundai; the Daily News placed part of the sequence at Lafayette Avenue; CBS described a southbound driver; and News12 described the BMW as white.
The crash was reported along Bruckner Boulevard
News outlets located the crash at or near Bruckner Boulevard and Longwood Avenue, using neighborhood labels that included Hunts Point, Longwood, and the South Bronx. Gothamist described Bruckner Boulevard there as the road running below the Bruckner Expressway.
Family described a mechanic on his way home
Reports identified the bicyclist as Angelo Camera; ABC7 and CBS spelled his surname Camara. Relatives told ABC7 he was a mechanic riding home from work, frequently used his bicycle to get around, and had five children. CBS also reported that relatives described him as a father of five and said a memorial had grown near the scene.
Vilmary Martinez, identified by the Daily News and CBS as his wife, told the Daily News he had just said, “I'll be there in 10 minutes, babe.” She told CBS, “I want justice. I want them to find the person who did this to me. They took a good man.”
The Hyundai driver survived
Gothamist, ABC7, CBS, and News12 reported that the Hyundai driver was a 38-year-old woman who was taken to Lincoln Hospital and listed in stable condition or expected to recover. The Daily News reported her age as 37.
Reports differed on the BMW and vehicle sequence
Gothamist and ABC7 described the BMW as black, while News12 described it as white. Gothamist and the Daily News used the M550i model name, and ABC7 and the Daily News reported a 2018 model year. Reports also named a Hyundai Sonata, a Volkswagen, a Lexus, and a Chevrolet among the vehicles damaged in the crash; the Daily News additionally named a Camaro.
Speed and a red light were reported in the investigation
ABC7 reported police alleged the BMW driver sped through a red light, and the Daily News reported police said the driver was speeding and blew a red light. ABC7 also reported that witnesses told police the driver appeared to be speeding before the initial collision.
Police were still searching for the driver
Gothamist, ABC7, CBS, and News12 reported that no arrests had been made as of Aug. 19 and that police were searching for the BMW driver. ABC7 reported police said the driver got into another car before leaving the area; other reports said the driver ran away after abandoning the BMW.