Toyota Driver Hits and Kills Pedestrian on White Plains Road
A 56-year-old Toyota driver hit a woman at White Plains Road and East 216th Street in the Bronx on May 24, 2025; the official record says one pedestrian was killed, and news reports said she died at Jacobi Medical Center after severe head trauma.
What We Know
At about 10:24 p.m. on May 24, 2025, the official record says a driver in a 2024 Toyota SUV was traveling north and going straight on White Plains Road at East 216th Street in the Bronx when the crash killed a female pedestrian. News reports citing police said a 56-year-old Toyota driver hit a 78-year-old woman at that location; the official record lists the pedestrian as 76 and places her outside an intersection. The woman suffered severe head trauma and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where reports said she died. The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests or immediate charges.
Police accounts put the crash late Saturday night
The official crash record says the collision happened at 10:24 p.m. on May 24, 2025, at White Plains Road and East 216th Street in the Bronx. It records one pedestrian, a woman, killed and no other injuries.
News reports citing police said a 56-year-old Toyota driver was headed north when she hit the woman around 10:20 to 10:30 p.m. The Daily News identified the vehicle as a 2024 Toyota RAV4; the official record lists a 2024 Toyota SUV.
Reports differed on the woman's age and position
The official record lists the pedestrian as a 76-year-old woman and says she was not at an intersection. Daily News and Gothamist, citing police, reported that she was 78; Daily News said she was crossing at White Plains Road and East 216th Street, Gothamist said she was walking north there, and News 12 said she was walking in the roadway.
She sustained severe head trauma, and medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center, where news reports said she died or was pronounced dead.
White Plains Road is a high-injury Bronx corridor
The crash occurred at White Plains Road and East 216th Street. Since 2022, the White Plains Road corridor in the Bronx has had 1,726 crashes, 1,180 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 7 deaths, according to CrashCountNYC location data.
The official record cites inattention
City crash data lists driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor for the driver in the 2024 Toyota SUV. The same record lists pedestrian/bicyclist/other pedestrian error/confusion for the pedestrian.
News 12 reported that some pedestrians said the median had made White Plains Road easier to cross, while one person said reckless driving still made crossing feel unsafe and a resident said drivers had sped down the roadway before.
The driver stayed; police reported no arrests
Daily News, Gothamist and News 12 reported that the 56-year-old driver remained at the scene. Daily News said she faced no immediate charges, while Gothamist and News 12 reported no arrests.