Jeep Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Bruckner Boulevard
A 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit Uddin Shahi at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue at about 8:03 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, and he later died at Jacobi Hospital.
What We Know
A 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit Uddin Shahi at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, according to the Daily News. Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed, records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal. The public sources disagree on Shahi's age: the official record lists the killed pedestrian as 64, while the Daily News, citing police, identified him as 60. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and was not criminally charged, though the crash remained under investigation.
A nighttime crossing at Bruckner and Castle Hill
The crash happened at about 8:03 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, at Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The Daily News reported that Uddin Shahi was crossing Bruckner Boulevard near Castle Hill Avenue when a 34-year-old woman driving a Jeep Compass hit him. Medics took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
The crash site was in Castle Hill
The Daily News placed the crash in Castle Hill in the Bronx and said Shahi was about a half-mile from his home. The official crash record placed the collision at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue.
Public records disagree on the pedestrian's age
The Daily News, citing police, identified the pedestrian as 60-year-old Uddin Shahi. The official crash record lists the killed pedestrian as a 64-year-old man.
The Daily News reported that the driver was a 34-year-old woman who stayed at the scene.
The driver was heading west in a Jeep SUV
The official vehicle record describes a 2022 Jeep SUV traveling west and going straight ahead before the crash. The Daily News identified the vehicle as a Jeep Compass.
Police said the driver was not criminally charged
Police told the Daily News that the driver was not criminally charged and that the crash remained under investigation.