Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian on Riverside Drive
A hit-and-run driver hit a 47-year-old pedestrian at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street in Harlem around 2:42 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022, and police said the man died at Harlem Hospital.
What We Know
Police said a driver hit a man at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street in Harlem before dawn on Sept. 4, 2022, then fled. The city crash record lists the person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian and records the crash time as 2:42 a.m.; news reports, citing police, described the timing as about 2:40 to 2:45 a.m. Medics took the man to Harlem Hospital, where police said he died. The city record later listed one vehicle, a 2021 Jeep SUV, while an early Daily News report said police initially had no information on the vehicle type.
Police described a fatal hit-and-run before dawn
The city crash record places the crash at 2:42 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022. Police told reporters a driver hit a man at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street, then fled. Medics took the pedestrian to Harlem Hospital, where police said he died.
The official record lists one person killed, a pedestrian, and no other injuries.
The crash was recorded at Riverside Drive and West 147th Street
The crash happened at the intersection of Riverside Drive and West 147th Street in Manhattan, within the 10031 ZIP code. News reports identified the area as Harlem or Upper Manhattan.
The pedestrian killed was 47 years old
The city record identifies the person killed as a 47-year-old male pedestrian at an intersection. Initial police reports cited by both news outlets said his identity had not yet been released or determined early that morning.
The vehicle record lists a Jeep SUV
The city record lists one involved vehicle: a 2021 Jeep SUV traveling north and going straight ahead, with one licensed male driver recorded. The Daily News reported early that Sunday that police did not yet have information on the type of vehicle involved.
Records and reports emphasize different parts of the case
The city crash record lists pedestrian or bicyclist error or confusion as a contributing factor and describes the pedestrian’s action as other actions in the roadway. Police accounts in the news reports emphasized that the driver left the scene, and the Daily News reported no arrests early Sunday.