Driver in Nissan SUV Kills Pedestrian on Washington Bridge
A 25-year-old man driving a 2020 Nissan SUV hit a pedestrian at Washington Bridge and Amsterdam Avenue just after midnight, and the man died at SBH Health System, police said; city crash data records one pedestrian killed.
What We Know
A man driving a 2020 Nissan SUV hit a pedestrian on the Washington Bridge near Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan at 12:33 a.m. on June 11, 2024. Police told News 12 the pedestrian was walking across the bridge, was taken to SBH Health System, and died there. The driver, identified by police as a 25-year-old man, remained at the scene. City crash data records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries. The official record lists the pedestrian as 72, while News 12, citing police, described him as a man in his 50s.
A late-night crash on the bridge
The crash happened at 12:33 a.m. on June 11, 2024, at Washington Bridge and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. City records show one pedestrian was killed and no other people were injured.
News 12 reported, citing NYPD, that the pedestrian was walking across the Washington Bridge when a 25-year-old man driving a 2020 black Nissan SUV hit him. Police said the pedestrian was taken to SBH Health System, where he died.
What is known about the people involved
The official crash record lists the pedestrian who died as a 72-year-old man. News 12, citing police, described the victim as a man in his 50s.
Police told News 12 that the driver was a 25-year-old man and that he remained at the scene.
Amsterdam Avenue has a long crash history
The crash was recorded at Washington Bridge and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. Along Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, CrashCountNYC data shows 2,226 crashes, 1,161 injuries, 86 serious injuries and 7 deaths since 2022.
Police investigation
News 12 reported that police were still investigating what caused the crash.