Hit-and-run driver fatally injures Bronx pedestrian in Longwood
A driver in a stolen 2008 Ford van hit Alhadji Fofana, 56, near Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Bronx on Sept. 25, 2024, then tried to burn the vehicle and fled on foot, police told the Post; the official record lists one pedestrian death at 6:31 a.m.
What We Know
A 56-year-old pedestrian was killed at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Bronx at 6:31 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024. Press reports identified him as Alhadji Fofana. The official record says he was crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal at the intersection. The Post, citing police, reported that a driver in a stolen 2008 Ford van with stolen plates hit him, tried to set the vehicle on fire, abandoned it and fled on foot. The official record lists the vehicle as a 2008 Ford station wagon/SUV, while press accounts described a van or minivan. Police reported no arrest in the immediate aftermath.
A morning crossing turned fatal
The official record says a 56-year-old male pedestrian was killed at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street at 6:31 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024. The Post identified him as Alhadji Fofana.
The official record says the pedestrian was crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal at the intersection. The Daily News reported that he was crossing East 163rd Street near Westchester Avenue, while the Post reported that he was trying to cross Westchester Avenue near East 163rd Street.
Who was killed
The Post reported that Fofana lived about a mile from the crash site in Crotona Park East. Medics took him to Lincoln Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.
Reports describe a stolen Ford, but records use different vehicle terms
The Post, citing police, reported that the driver was in a stolen 2008 Ford van with stolen plates, tried to set it on fire, abandoned it and fled on foot. The official record lists the vehicle as a 2008 Ford station wagon/SUV traveling north and going straight before impact. News 12 reported that police were looking for a burgundy minivan after the crash.
The driver was not reported caught
The Daily News reported later that day that the driver had not been caught. The Post reported the same status by Thursday afternoon, and News 12 reported no arrests at the time of its account.
Westchester Avenue is a high-injury Bronx corridor
The crash happened at Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Bronx. Since 2022, the Westchester Avenue corridor in the Bronx has recorded 1,543 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 97 serious injuries and 7 deaths.