Driver in Jeep fatally hit Uddin Shahi in Castle Hill
At 8:03 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, a woman driving a Jeep SUV hit pedestrian Uddin Shahi at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in Castle Hill; medics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
What We Know
A driver in a Jeep SUV hit a man at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in Castle Hill shortly after 8 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024. The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Uddin Shahi and reported that medics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and cites driver inattention or distraction for the SUV driver. Published accounts differed on the driver’s age, reporting 34 and 33, and News 12 described the driver as southbound on Castle Hill Avenue while the official vehicle record lists westbound travel. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, and news reports said no arrest or criminal charge had been made.
A nighttime crash at a Bronx intersection
The official crash record places the crash at 8:03 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue. It records one pedestrian killed and lists the vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
The Daily News reported that a woman driving a Jeep Compass hit Uddin Shahi as he was crossing near the intersection. News 12 also reported that a woman driving a Jeep hit a 60-year-old man at the intersection.
Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue
The crash was recorded at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in Castle Hill. The Daily News reported that Shahi was about a half-mile from his home when the driver hit him.
What sources say about the people involved
The official record lists the pedestrian killed as a 64-year-old man. The Daily News identified him as Uddin Shahi and reported that he was 60; News 12 also reported the pedestrian’s age as 60.
The Daily News reported that the Jeep driver was a 34-year-old woman. News 12 reported that the driver was a 33-year-old woman. Both outlets reported that the driver remained at the scene.
Records cite driver inattention; accounts differ on direction
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the SUV driver. The official vehicle record says the driver was traveling west and going straight ahead before the crash.
News 12 reported that the driver was traveling south on Castle Hill Avenue. The Daily News did not report a travel direction.
Hospital, investigation, and community reaction
Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died, according to the Daily News. News 12 reported that he was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and pronounced dead.
Police told the Daily News that the driver had not been criminally charged and that the crash remained under investigation. News 12 reported that no arrests were made.
Castle Hill resident Matthew Boyd told News 12, "We're in a city where impatient people have to be somewhere at a certain time and now people on the street got to pay for that."