Police: Drug-impaired driver fatally hit Bronx pedestrian
A driver in a sedan hit and killed a 67-year-old pedestrian at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue on Sept. 25, 2023, and the Daily News reported that police identified the driver as Victor Ramos and charged him.
What We Know
Mohammed Rahman, 67, was killed on Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx on Sept. 25, 2023. The official record places the crash at Turnbull Avenue at 9:04 p.m. and lists driver inattention or distraction for the crash, with unsafe speed recorded for the sedan driver. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Victor Ramos, 27, was speeding, had drugs in his system, stayed at the scene and was charged with vehicular manslaughter and other counts. The article also reported that Rahman was near his home and died at the scene from a head injury.
Rahman was hit on Castle Hill Avenue
The official record says a driver in a sedan hit a 67-year-old male pedestrian at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue in the Bronx at 9:04 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023. The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Mohammed Rahman and reported that he died at the scene from a head injury.
The Daily News reported that Rahman was just around the corner from his home when the driver hit him. Witnesses told police the impact sent him through the air, according to the article.
Castle Hill Avenue has seen repeated harm
The official crash record places the fatal crash at Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue. The Daily News story described the location in its body as Castle Hill Avenue near Hermany Avenue, while a photo caption in the same article referred to Castle Hill Avenue near Turnbull Avenue.
CrashCountNYC location data for Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx shows 426 crashes, 271 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 3 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Police and records point to driver behavior
The official record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the crash. The sedan entry also records unsafe speed and says the driver was going straight ahead, traveling north, with center-front damage.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Victor Ramos was speeding and had drugs in his system. The article said police charged him with vehicular manslaughter, driving with a suspended license, operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, driving while intoxicated and other counts.
The driver stayed at the scene
The Daily News reported that Ramos remained at the site after the crash and that his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court was pending the next day.