Driver Hits 91-Year-Old Raking Leaves in Morris Park
A driver in a Hyundai sedan hit 91-year-old Simone Canepa as he raked leaves outside his Morris Park home near Rhinelander and Radcliff avenues, and he later died at Jacobi Hospital.
What We Know
Simone Canepa, 91, was raking leaves by his Radcliff Avenue home in Morris Park when a 59-year-old woman driving a Hyundai sedan westbound on Rhinelander Avenue hit him, according to police as reported by amNewYork. The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian crash at Rhinelander Avenue and Radcliff Avenue in the Bronx at 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2022, and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Canepa suffered severe head trauma and was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he died the next day. The driver remained at the scene, and police said the case remained under investigation.
Canepa was raking leaves when the driver hit him
Police told amNewYork that Simone Canepa, 91, was raking leaves by his Radcliff Avenue home when a 59-year-old woman driving a Hyundai sedan westbound on Rhinelander Avenue hit him. The city crash record places the crash at 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2022.
The crash happened at Rhinelander and Radcliff avenues
The official crash record lists the location as Rhinelander Avenue at Radcliff Avenue in the Bronx, in ZIP code 10462. amNewYork described the site as outside Canepa's Morris Park home.
The city record lists unsafe speed
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor in the fatal collision. The pedestrian record also lists traffic control disregarded for Canepa. amNewYork reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Canepa died at Jacobi Hospital
amNewYork reported that Canepa suffered severe head trauma and was transported to Jacobi Hospital, where he died the next day. The driver remained at the scene and was not injured, according to the article.
The death came amid a broader danger for older New Yorkers
amNewYork connected Canepa's death to a city Department of Transportation report finding that seniors make up less than 15 percent of New York City's population but more than 45 percent of its traffic fatalities. In the Bronx, the article reported, seniors are 12 percent of the population and 31 percent of traffic deaths.