Woman in Jeep hit and killed e-bike rider in Bronx, police said
A woman driving a white Jeep hit and killed a 21-year-old man riding an e-bike at Metcalf Avenue and East 172nd Street, then left in another vehicle with a child, police told reporters.
What We Know
At about 2:57 p.m. on July 3, 2022, a 21-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed at Metcalf Avenue and East 172nd Street in Soundview. Police told reporters that a woman driving a white Jeep hit him, got out with a child and left in another vehicle. The official record lists traffic control disregarded for the Jeep driver; the Daily News also quoted a neighbor who said, "She was flying." The neighbor estimated the woman was traveling well over the speed limit. The rider was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Police were still searching for the Jeep driver that night.
Police said the Jeep driver left after the fatal impact
The crash was recorded at 2:57 p.m. on July 3, 2022, at Metcalf Avenue and East 172nd Street. The official record lists a 21-year-old male bicyclist killed; the vehicle record identifies his ride as an e-bike and records him headed north.
Police told the Post and Daily News that a woman driving a white Jeep hit the rider near the corner just before 3 p.m. Afterward, police said, she got out with a child and left in another vehicle; the Daily News reported that police described her unstrapping a baby from the back seat.
The rider suffered leg trauma and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died, police said.
A Soundview corner on a corridor with repeated harm
The crash happened near Metcalf Avenue and East 172nd Street in Soundview, Bronx.
CrashCountNYC location context for Metcalf Avenue shows 146 crashes, 74 injuries, 4 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
The accounts focus on a young rider and a fleeing driver
The official record lists the person killed as a 21-year-old male bicyclist. Police told reporters the Jeep driver was a woman, and both outlets reported that she left with a child after the impact.
Traffic-control disregard is listed; a witness alleged high speed
The official record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the Jeep driver. A Daily News neighbor said, "She was flying." The neighbor estimated the woman was traveling well over the speed limit, perhaps as fast as 80 miles per hour.
Police were still looking for the driver that night
The Post and Daily News reported Sunday night that police continued to search for the woman who had been driving the Jeep.