Driver in Box Truck Kills Pedestrian in Mott Haven
A 40-year-old man driving a 2019 Isuzu box truck hit a 68-year-old pedestrian at East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in Mott Haven on Oct. 28, and police said the man died hours later at Lincoln Hospital.
What We Know
A 68-year-old man was fatally injured around 12:23 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2025, at East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in Mott Haven. Police told News 12 that a 40-year-old man driving a 2019 Isuzu box truck hit the pedestrian just before 12:30 p.m. EMS took the pedestrian to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln with leg injuries, where police said his condition rapidly declined and hospital staff pronounced him dead less than seven hours later. The official crash record lists a westbound box-truck driver going straight ahead and cites limited or obstructed view as a contributing factor.
The crash and the hospital response
The crash happened around 12:23 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2025, at East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in the Bronx. Police told News 12 that a 40-year-old man driving a 2019 Isuzu box truck hit a 68-year-old pedestrian just before 12:30 p.m.
EMS took the pedestrian to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Police said he was initially listed in stable condition with leg injuries, but his condition rapidly declined and hospital staff pronounced him dead less than seven hours later.
A deadly crash on the 3rd Avenue corridor
The crash was recorded at East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in Mott Haven. CrashCountNYC location data for 3rd Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,508 crashes, 1,027 injuries, 74 serious injuries and 3 deaths on the corridor since 2022.
The driver remained at the scene
News 12 reported that the 40-year-old driver remained at the crash scene.