Driver Dies Months After Bronx Intersection Crash
An 83-year-old driver, Ajay Shah, died after an Aug. 28, 2023, crash at Broadway and West 230th Street in the Bronx, where officials said a 34-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV hit Shah’s Oldsmobile.
What We Know
Ajay Shah, 83, was driving an Oldsmobile sedan through the intersection of Broadway and West 230th Street in the Bronx at about 3:07 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2023, when a 34-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV hit his car, according to Patch’s account of official statements. The city crash record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries. The record and the article disagree on Shah’s direction of travel: the city record lists the sedan traveling east, while Patch reported Shah was westbound on West 230th Street. The city record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard for the SUV driver. Patch reported Shah suffered head trauma, was later admitted to the hospital, and died of those injuries months after the crash.
Early-morning crash at Broadway and West 230th Street
The crash was recorded at 3:07 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2023, at Broadway and West 230th Street in the Bronx. The official record lists one person killed, an 83-year-old male driver, and no other reported injuries.
Patch reported that Ajay Shah, 83, was driving a 1986 Oldsmobile sedan through the intersection when a 34-year-old man driving a 2018 Mercedes-Benz SUV hit his car. Patch reported that Shah suffered head trauma and was taken to a hospital in stable condition after the crash.
Ajay Shah died months later
Patch identified the driver who died as Ajay Shah, an 83-year-old Chelsea resident. The article reported that Shah was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 8 and died from injuries tied to the August crash. Patch also reported that the 34-year-old man driving the Mercedes-Benz was not injured.
Records point to speed and traffic-control disregard
The official vehicle record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard as contributing factors for the SUV driver. The official record lists both drivers as licensed in New York.
The sources disagree on Shah’s direction of travel. The official record lists the Oldsmobile traveling east, while Patch reported that Shah was driving westbound on West 230th Street.
Police investigation remained open in the published account
Patch reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Where
Broadway & West 230th St