FDNY Ambulance Driver Killed Pedestrian in Norwood Crosswalk
An FDNY EMT driving an ambulance hit and killed a 56-year-old pedestrian at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue around 1:22 a.m., after video showed the man entering the crosswalk with a steady walk signal, the Daily News reported.
What We Know
At about 1:22 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2022, a driver in an FDNY ambulance hit a 56-year-old man at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue in the Bronx; official data recorded one pedestrian death. The Daily News, citing surveillance video and officials, reported that the victim had a steady walk signal as he entered the crosswalk and that the FDNY EMT was making a left turn from DeKalb Avenue onto East Gun Hill Road. FDNY sources told the paper the driver was not responding to an emergency and was operating without lights or siren. Officials said medics took the man to North Central Bronx Hospital, where he died; the driver remained at the scene and had not been charged when the accounts were published.
A left turn at the crosswalk.
The city crash record places the fatal crash at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue at 1:22 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2022. It records that one pedestrian, a 56-year-old man, was killed and that the involved ambulance was making a left turn.
The Daily News reported that surveillance video showed the man entering the crosswalk with a steady walk signal. The paper said the FDNY EMT was turning left from DeKalb Avenue onto East Gun Hill Road when the driver hit him.
Near North Central Bronx Hospital in Norwood.
News accounts placed the crash in Norwood, near North Central Bronx Hospital. FDNY sources told the Daily News the EMT had just pulled out of the hospital before the crash, and officials said medics took the pedestrian to that hospital, where he died.
Video and response status shaped the account.
The Daily News, citing surveillance video, reported that the pedestrian had the walk signal when he entered the crosswalk. FDNY sources told the paper the driver was not heading to an emergency and was operating without lights or siren.
The driver stayed at the scene.
Police and fire officials told the Daily News that a second ambulance arrived quickly and medics took the man to North Central Bronx Hospital. The Daily News and EMS1 reported that the ambulance driver remained at the scene and had not been charged when they published their accounts.