Driver fled after Bronx crash killed woman in crosswalk
A woman whom the official record says was crossing with the signal at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx was killed Tuesday evening after a Rav4 driver clipped a Jeep, and police told the Post that the Jeep driver got out and fled.
What We Know
The city crash record places the fatal collision at 5:59 p.m. at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street and says the pedestrian was crossing with the signal; it listed her as 31, while press accounts described her as 30. The Post, citing police and video, reported that a driver in a black Toyota Rav4 clipped a blue Jeep SUV, sending the Jeep toward the crosswalk. The impact threw the woman into a parked car. Police said the Jeep driver got out, took items, and fled, while the Rav4 driver stayed. She was taken to Lincoln Hospital and pronounced dead. The city record listed driver inattention or distraction, and the Jeep entry also listed traffic-control disregarded; the Post said police had not confirmed right of way or a red-light violation.
A crosswalk crash at the evening rush
The official record places the crash at 5:59 p.m. on May 28, 2024, at Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx, and records one pedestrian death with no other injuries.
The Post reported that the woman was in the crosswalk when a driver in a black Toyota Rav4 clipped the rear of a blue Jeep SUV, sending the Jeep into her path. The force of the crash threw her into a parked car.
Police said the Jeep driver got out, took items from the damaged SUV, and fled. The Rav4 driver remained at the scene.
The crash happened on a heavily injured East 167th Street corridor
Washington Avenue and East 167th Street is part of the East 167th Street corridor in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder counted 398 crashes, 226 injuries, 27 serious injuries, and one death on that corridor from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
What is known about the woman who died
The official record described the person killed as a 31-year-old female pedestrian who was crossing with the signal at the intersection. The Post and Hindustan Times described her as 30 and reported that police had not released her identity.
Police said she was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The records and reports point to three SUVs
The city record lists a southbound 2006 Jeep SUV, a westbound 2009 Toyota SUV, and a parked 2019 Volkswagen SUV. The press accounts identified the Toyota as a black Rav4 and the Jeep as blue.
The official record says the Jeep and Toyota drivers were both going straight ahead before the crash, while the Volkswagen was parked.
Investigators recorded driver error, while right of way remained unresolved in press accounts
The city record listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the collision and, on the Jeep entry, also listed traffic-control disregarded.
The Post and Hindustan Times reported that police had not made clear which driver had the right of way or whether either driver went through a red light. Both outlets reported that no one had been charged when their articles were published.