Driver fatally injured woman crossing at Bouck and Burke
Police said Zavee Georges made a left turn from Bouck Avenue onto Burke Avenue in a white Mercedes Benz and hit Elizabeth Wolmart, who died after the midday Bronx crash.
What We Know
Elizabeth Wolmart, 51, was crossing at Bouck Avenue and Burke Avenue in the Laconia section of the Bronx around 12:30 p.m. on April 28, 2022, when a 32-year-old driver made a left turn and hit her. Police identified the driver as Zavee Georges and said he was driving a white Mercedes Benz west on Bouck Avenue before turning onto Burke Avenue. City crash records classify the vehicle as an SUV and list failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. EMS took Wolmart to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Georges remained at the scene and was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
A left turn at the intersection preceded the fatal injury
Police said a 32-year-old man driving west on Bouck Avenue made a left turn onto Burke Avenue and hit Elizabeth Wolmart as she crossed the street. City crash records place Wolmart in a marked crosswalk at the intersection and list the crash time as 12:30 p.m.
Bouck and Burke sit on a corridor with repeated harm
The crash happened at Bouck Avenue and Burke Avenue in the Laconia section of the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for Burke Avenue in the Bronx shows 165 crashes, 134 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 1 death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Elizabeth Wolmart was taken to Jacobi Medical Center
Officers found Wolmart, 51, with trauma to her head and body, according to the Norwood News account of police information. EMS brought her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The outlet identified her as a Burke Avenue resident in the Laconia section of the Bronx.
Police said the driver stayed and was charged
Police identified the driver as Zavee Georges, 32, and said he remained at the scene. The Norwood News reported that police charged him with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
Failure to yield appears in both the record and the charge
City crash data lists failure to yield right-of-way as the contributing factor for the driver, who was making a left turn in a vehicle classified in the official record as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The news account reported that police described the vehicle as a white Mercedes Benz.