Driver Hits and Kills Man at Staten Island Mall Bus Stop
A 51-year-old driver in a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder hit and killed a 40-year-old pedestrian at about 12:33 a.m. on Ring Road, where police told reporters the driver lost control near a Staten Island Mall bus stop.
What We Know
Around 12:33 a.m. on April 6, 2026, a 51-year-old driver was heading south on Ring Road in a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder near Platinum Avenue by the Staten Island Mall when, police told reporters, he lost control and hit a 40-year-old man at an MTA bus stop. The city crash record lists the man as a pedestrian who was not in the roadway and records one death and no other injuries. Medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital, where he died. The driver stayed at the scene; news accounts reported no immediate arrests or charges, and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The city record lists driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor, and for the driver in the Nissan it also lists fatigue or drowsiness.
What happened at the bus stop
City records place the crash at 12:33 a.m. on April 6, 2026, on Ring Road. Reporters, citing police, said a 51-year-old driver traveling south in a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder lost control near Platinum Avenue and hit a 40-year-old man at or near an MTA bus stop by the Staten Island Mall.
The crash record lists the man as a pedestrian, says he was not in the roadway and not at an intersection, and records no other injuries.
A bus stop on Ring Road by the mall
The crash happened on Ring Road near Platinum Avenue in New Springville, by the Staten Island Mall. Law enforcement accounts placed the bus stop just north of Platinum Avenue.
The bus shelter served the S44, S59 and S79 routes, and news accounts said the shelter was heavily damaged.
Hospital care and investigation
Medics took the 40-year-old man to Staten Island University Hospital, where he died.
The 51-year-old driver stayed at the scene. The Daily News and El Diario reported no immediate arrests; the Post reported no charges had been filed hours later. The Post said the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.