Driver Leaves After Fatal Harlem River Drive Overpass Crash
A driver in a white SUV hit a woman on Harlem River Drive after police said she leaped from the 135th Street overpass, and the driver continued north after the fatal crash.
What We Know
A woman died on Harlem River Drive on the morning of March 13, 2022. The city crash record says she was a pedestrian hit on Harlem River Drive at 10:01 a.m., and records one death. Police told the New York Post that she had leaped from the 135th Street overpass before a driver in a white SUV hit her and continued north. The official record lists her age as 32, while the police account published by the Post described her as 33.
Police described a fall from the 135th Street overpass.
Police said the woman leaped from the 135th Street overpass onto Harlem River Drive around 10 a.m. and that a driver in a white SUV hit her. The driver continued north on the highway, and police said they wanted to speak with that driver.
The crash happened on Harlem River Drive in Manhattan.
The city crash record places the fatal crash on Harlem River Drive at 10:01 a.m. The police account cited the 135th Street overpass as the place from which the woman entered the roadway.
The victim's age was reported differently.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 32-year-old woman and lists her as a pedestrian. The New York Post, citing police, described her as a 33-year-old woman who was not immediately identified.
Records list one SUV and one driver.
The city record lists a 2013 Ford SUV traveling north, going straight ahead, with one occupant and a licensed male driver. Police told the Post the driver was in a white SUV and continued north after the crash.