Driver Fled After Fatal Bronx Pedestrian Crash
At about 5:10 a.m. on June 4, 2024, a driver in a gray Chrysler sedan hit an 82-year-old man crossing Southern Boulevard in the Bronx and fled; the man died at a hospital.
What We Know
An 82-year-old man was killed early June 4, 2024, near 571 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. The official crash record places the crash at about 5:10 a.m. and records one pedestrian death. Police told News 12 that the man was crossing Southern Boulevard when a driver in a gray Chrysler four-door sedan hit him, then fled toward 149th Street. The official vehicle record describes a southbound 2007 Chrysler sedan traveling straight before the crash, with unsafe speed and improper passing or lane use recorded for the driver. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A morning crossing turned fatal
The official crash record says the crash happened at about 5:10 a.m. on June 4, 2024, at 571 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx and killed one pedestrian, an 82-year-old man.
Police told News 12 that the man was crossing Southern Boulevard when a driver in a gray Chrysler four-door sedan hit him. The driver then fled toward 149th Street.
Southern Boulevard has a long crash record
The crash happened near 571 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. Along Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, CrashCountNYC data show 1,329 crashes, 920 injuries, 70 serious injuries and 8 deaths since 2022.
Police asked the public for information
News 12 reported that the victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police asked anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.