Driver flees after fatally hitting Bronx pedestrian Shariq Bryant
At 12:17 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2025, a driver in a 2025 BMW M8 hit Shariq Bryant as he crossed East 222nd Street near Boston Road, then fled on foot after hitting a telephone pole, police-based reports said.
What We Know
Shariq Bryant was crossing East 222nd Street near Boston Road shortly after midnight on Dec. 6, 2025, when a driver in a 2025 BMW M8 hit him, according to police-based reports. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at 12:17 a.m. News reports said the driver continued east, hit a telephone pole, abandoned the damaged car and ran, leaving a front-seat passenger behind. Bryant was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Police were still searching for the driver, and no arrests had been announced in the reviewed reports.
A midnight crossing ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The official record places the crash at East 222nd Street and Boston Road in the Bronx at 12:17 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2025, and records one pedestrian killed. Police-based news reports identified the pedestrian as Shariq Bryant and said he was crossing East 222nd Street mid-block when a driver in a 2025 BMW M8 hit him.
After hitting Bryant, the driver continued east and hit a telephone pole, according to the reports. Police said the driver then left on foot. Bryant was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash happened on a Boston Road corridor with a heavy crash toll
The fatal crash was recorded at East 222nd Street and Boston Road in Williamsbridge. CrashCountNYC’s Boston Road corridor data show 1,362 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
ABC7 reported that local business owners described that specific intersection as a place where speeding and violent crashes were familiar concerns, and said police were seen pulling over many drivers for speeding after Bryant was killed.
Bryant was remembered at the corner and online
Most reviewed reports and the official record identified Shariq Bryant as 27; one News12 follow-up described him as 28. Gothamist quoted an online fundraiser that described Bryant as a “warm, caring and deeply loving soul,” while the New York Post quoted family saying his presence “made every room brighter.”
The Daily News and ABC7 described a large memorial with candles, flowers and teddy bears near the crash site. News12 reported that friends described Bryant as genuine, kind and the life of the party.
Police reports described a 2025 BMW M8 and a passenger left behind
The official crash record lists a 2025 BMW sedan traveling east and going straight ahead before the crash. News reports, citing police, described the car as a 2025 BMW M8.
Police-based reports said a 28-year-old front-seat passenger had minor injuries and was not hospitalized. The official crash record recorded no injured people, a difference between the public reports and the official data.
Speeding was raised in reports, but no arrest was announced
ABC7 described the driver as a suspected speeding hit-and-run driver, and News12 said surveillance video showed a BMW speeding down East 222nd Street before Bryant was hit. The official crash record listed “Other” contributing factors for the pedestrian record and did not identify a speeding factor.
Police were still searching for the driver in the reviewed reports. ABC7, Gothamist, the New York Post and Norwood News all reported that no arrests had been announced.