SUV Driver Arrested After Pedestrian Killed on Major Deegan
Police said William Day drove a 2008 Toyota RAV4 south on the Major Deegan Expressway near the Macombs Dam Bridge and hit a pedestrian, who died after medics took him to Lincoln Hospital.
What We Know
A man walking on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx was killed early on Labor Day 2024. The city crash record places the crash at 1:51 a.m. on the expressway and records one pedestrian death. Police told the Daily News that William Day, 43, of Yonkers, was driving a 2008 Toyota RAV4 south near the Macombs Dam Bridge when he hit the pedestrian. Medics took the man, believed to be in his 40s, to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. Police said Day remained at the scene and was later charged with attempted unlicensed driving and attempted refusal to take a breath test.
Early-morning crash on the expressway
The city crash record places the crash at 1:51 a.m. on September 2, 2024, on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. It records one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries.
Police told the Daily News that William Day, 43, drove a 2008 Toyota RAV4 south near the Macombs Dam Bridge and hit the pedestrian at about 1:50 a.m.
The pedestrian died at Lincoln Hospital
The Daily News reported that the man was believed to be in his 40s and was not carrying ID when police were working to identify him. Medics took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Licensing and breath-test allegations followed
The city vehicle record lists the Toyota driver as unlicensed. The Daily News reported that police charged Day with attempted unlicensed driving and attempted refusal to take a breath test, and that an NYPD spokeswoman could not clarify why the charges used the attempted form.
Near the Macombs Dam Bridge
The crash happened on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. Police described the location to the Daily News as near the Macombs Dam Bridge.