Hit-and-run driver killed woman at Bruckner and Leggett
At 12:08 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2025, officials recorded one 32-year-old woman killed at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue; press reports identified her as Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez and said a hit-and-run driver did not remain at the scene.
What We Know
City records place the fatal crash at 12:08 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2025, at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx and record one 32-year-old woman killed. News reports identified her as Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez and said police were investigating a hit-and-run. The record and press accounts differ on her travel mode: city data lists a cyclist death and an e-bike, while one official person entry and several articles described her as a pedestrian crossing the street. ABC7 reported that police believed a driver was traveling northbound on Bruckner Boulevard as she tried to cross in the crosswalk; News 12 later reported a driver was making a right turn from Leggett Avenue. No arrests had been reported in the reviewed articles.
A woman was found critically injured after midnight
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx at 12:08 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2025, and records one person killed.
News 12 reported that police said the driver did not remain at the scene. The woman was found unconscious and unresponsive, EMS took her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, and hospital staff pronounced her dead.
News reports identified the woman and described her life
ABC7 and Univision identified the woman as Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez. ABC7 reported that a relative described her as a wife and mother who was on her way home from work when she was hit.
Univision reported that relatives and friends described Lopez de Rodriguez as a mother of an 8-year-old girl and a hardworking person who supported her family.
Records and reports differ on whether she was walking or riding
The city record records a cyclist death and lists an e-bike, while another official person entry describes a pedestrian at the intersection. News accounts also vary: ABC7 and Univision described Lopez de Rodriguez as a pedestrian crossing in a crosswalk, while a later News 12 report described her as a bicyclist.
Police accounts described a turning driver
A later News 12 report said police described a driver making a right turn from Leggett Avenue and hitting Lopez de Rodriguez. Univision reported that police had not released a description of the vehicle involved.
Failure to yield and leaving the scene are central to the record
The city crash record lists failure to yield the right of way as a contributing factor. News reports said police were investigating the case as a hit-and-run, and ABC7 and Univision reported that no arrests had been made at the time of their coverage.
Bruckner Boulevard is a high-injury Bronx corridor
The crash happened at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx, near latitude 40.813095 and longitude -73.89826.
CrashCountNYC's location context for Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx counted 3,595 crashes, 2,516 injuries, 132 serious injuries and 15 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The highway collision squad took the case
News 12, Univision and the New York Post reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the Bronx hit-and-run.