Driver Hit and Killed Pedestrian on Mosholu Parkway, NYPD Says
A 23-year-old driver hit and killed a 30-year-old pedestrian on Mosholu Parkway early Sept. 7, 2025, then left and later returned, police told local outlets.
What We Know
A 30-year-old male pedestrian was killed shortly after 2 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2025, on Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx. Police accounts published by Norwood News and News 12 said a 23-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota BZ4X northbound on Mosholu Parkway, just north of the Major Deegan underpass, hit the pedestrian in the roadway, left, and later returned. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed, no other injuries, a northbound sedan going straight ahead, and driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Police said there were no arrests or filed charges at the time of the reports, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Police said the driver left and later returned
Police said officers were called around 2:06 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, and found a 30-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to his head and body. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, also reported as SBH Health System, where he was pronounced dead.
Police later said a 23-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota BZ4X northbound on Mosholu Parkway, just north of the Major Deegan underpass, hit the pedestrian in the roadway. Police told local outlets the driver initially left the scene and later returned.
The crash was reported by the Major Deegan underpass
The official crash record places the fatal crash on Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx. Police accounts published by Norwood News and News 12 described the location as near the Major Deegan Expressway and Mosholu Parkway, with Norwood News reporting that the driver was northbound on Mosholu Parkway just north of the Major Deegan underpass.
One pedestrian was killed
The city crash record lists the person killed as a 30-year-old male pedestrian who was not at an intersection. News reports said his identity was being withheld pending family notification.
Sources describe the vehicle differently
The city crash record lists a 2024 Toyota sedan traveling north and going straight ahead, with two occupants and damage to the right front bumper area. Police accounts published by Norwood News and News 12 identified the driver’s vehicle as a 2024 Toyota BZ4X.
The investigation remained open
Police said the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Norwood News reported that there were no arrests, while News 12 reported that no official charges had been filed at the time of publication.