FDNY EMT Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian in Bronx Crosswalk
The city record says a 56-year-old man was killed at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue at 1:22 a.m.; the Daily News reported an FDNY EMT driving an ambulance hit him while turning left as he crossed with a steady walk signal.
What We Know
A 56-year-old man was killed at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue in the Bronx. The city crash record places the crash at 1:22 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2022; the Daily News, citing police, reported it happened about 1:15 a.m. in Norwood. Surveillance video reviewed by the Daily News showed the man entering the crosswalk with a steady walk signal as an FDNY EMT driving an ambulance turned left from DeKalb Avenue onto East Gun Hill Road and hit him. FDNY sources told the paper the EMT was not using lights and siren and was not responding to an emergency. Medics took the man to North Central Bronx Hospital, where officials said he died. The driver remained at the scene and had not been charged, the Daily News reported.
A left turn at a Bronx crosswalk
The official record places the fatal crash at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue at 1:22 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2022. The Daily News reported that police gave the time as about 1:15 a.m.
Surveillance video reviewed by the Daily News showed the 56-year-old man entering the crosswalk with a steady walk signal. The paper reported that an FDNY EMT driving an ambulance turned left from DeKalb Avenue onto East Gun Hill Road and hit him.
East Gun Hill Road in Norwood
The crash happened at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue in the Bronx, a Norwood intersection near North Central Bronx Hospital.
CrashCountNYC location data show 1,041 crashes, 708 injuries, 42 serious injuries and 3 deaths on East Gun Hill Road in the Bronx from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian and the EMT driver
The person killed was a 56-year-old male pedestrian, according to the official record. The Daily News reported that medics took him a short distance to North Central Bronx Hospital, where NYPD and FDNY officials said he died.
The official vehicle record lists the driver as a licensed female driver with a New York license. The Daily News identified the driver as an FDNY EMT and reported that she remained at the scene.
The ambulance and its movement
The official vehicle record describes a 2015 Ford ambulance with two occupants. It lists the pre-crash movement as a left turn, the travel direction as north, and the point of impact as the left front bumper.
FDNY sources told the Daily News the EMT had just pulled out of North Central Bronx Hospital before the crash. They also said the EMT was not using lights and siren and was not responding to an emergency.
No charge reported at the scene
The Daily News reported on Jan. 2, 2022, that the driver had not been charged after remaining at the scene.