Passenger killed after BMW driver hits Bronx traffic pole
A 23-year-old driver in a BMW sedan collided with a traffic signal pole at Metropolitan Oval in the Bronx, where officers declared 20-year-old passenger Jose Davila dead, amNY reported.
What We Know
Jose Davila, a 20-year-old Unionport resident, was riding in a BMW sedan shortly after 1:26 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2024, when the 23-year-old driver headed south on Metropolitan Avenue and collided with a traffic signal pole at Metropolitan Oval in Parkchester. Police told amNY that both men were ejected. Officers declared Davila dead at the scene, and the driver was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. The city crash record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured in the crash.
A southbound trip ended at a traffic signal pole
The city crash record places the crash at 1:26 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2024, on Metropolitan Avenue at Aileen B Ryan Oval. amNY reported that police said the 23-year-old driver was heading south on Metropolitan Avenue in a BMW sedan when he collided with a traffic signal pole at Metropolitan Oval.
Jose Davila was killed; the driver was critically injured
amNY identified the passenger as Jose Davila, 20, of Unionport. Police told the outlet that both men were ejected; officers declared Davila dead at the scene, and the driver was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. The official record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured.
Where
Metropolitan Ave & Aileen B Ryan Oval