Driver in Dump Truck Kills Co-op City Pedestrian
A 62-year-old driver in a Riverbay Corp. dump truck hit and killed 76-year-old Lola Blair at Hutchinson River Parkway East and Einstein Loop as she crossed with the signal, records and police accounts show.
What We Know
Lola Blair, 76, was crossing at Hutchinson River Parkway East and Einstein Loop in the Bronx late Monday morning when a 62-year-old driver in a Riverbay Corp. dump truck made a left turn off Hutchinson River Parkway East and hit her, police told the Daily News. The official crash record says the pedestrian was at the intersection, crossing with the signal, and was killed. Police said the driver went a short distance, then returned to the scene. Medics took Blair to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died. The crash remained under investigation at the time of the report.
Left turn at an intersection
The crash happened at about 11:46 a.m. on March 7, 2022, at Hutchinson River Parkway East and Einstein Loop. Police told the Daily News that Blair was crossing Einstein Loop when a 62-year-old driver in a dump truck made a left turn off Hutchinson River Parkway East and hit her.
The official record identifies Blair as a pedestrian at the intersection who was crossing with the signal. It records one death and no other injuries.
Lola Blair died after the crash
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Lola Blair, 76, and reported that she lived in the Co-op City apartment complex. Medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died.
Police described the truck and driver
Police told the Daily News the dump truck belonged to Riverbay Corp., which runs Co-op City. The official record lists a dump truck traveling east, with the driver making a left turn before the crash.
Police said the 62-year-old driver went a short distance after the impact, then returned to the scene.
A Co-op City crossing
The crash occurred at Hutchinson River Parkway East and Einstein Loop in the Bronx. The Daily News described the site as a Co-op City street and reported that Blair lived in the sprawling apartment complex.
Investigation status
Police said the crash remained under investigation when the Daily News reported on it the next day.