Driver Fled After Bronx Pedestrian Was Fatally Hit
A driver in an SUV and, according to police accounts in news reports, a tractor-trailer driver were involved in a May 2 crash that killed a 40-year-old pedestrian near Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street; police said the tractor-trailer driver fled.
What We Know
The city crash record puts the fatal crash at 7:28 p.m. on May 2, 2026, near Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street, where a northbound driver in a 2015 Honda SUV was going straight before a crash that killed a 40-year-old male pedestrian. Police accounts in news reports add that a tractor-trailer driver first hit the man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard, then a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V hit him soon after and stayed at the scene. Reporters differed on the Honda's description, using taxi, SUV or CR-V, but agreed that the tractor-trailer driver fled and that medics took the pedestrian to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Police described two drivers and a hit-and-run
The city record says the crash happened at 7:28 p.m. on May 2, 2026, at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street, killing one pedestrian and injuring no one else. It lists the pedestrian as a 40-year-old man and records a northbound driver in a 2015 Honda SUV going straight before the crash.
News reports citing police said a tractor-trailer driver first hit the man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard, and a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V then hit him. The Honda driver stayed at the scene, while police said the tractor-trailer driver fled.
The public accounts do not line up on every detail. The official record gives 7:28 p.m.; amNY and Gothamist reported about 7:30 p.m., while the Daily News and ABC7 reported about or just after 8:30 p.m. The Post also described 7:30 p.m. but referred to Friday night, while the official record and other reports place the fatal crash on Saturday.
The crash happened at a Mott Haven crossing
The fatal crash was recorded at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street in the Bronx. Gothamist and ABC7 placed the location in Mott Haven, and the Daily News described Bruckner Boulevard there as a busy Bronx street.
Records and reports focused on where the man was crossing
The city record says the pedestrian was crossing without a signal or crosswalk and was not at an intersection, and it listed pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. News reports similarly said police described him as crossing outside a marked crosswalk or across Bruckner Boulevard when the first driver hit him.
Accounts differed on the Honda's role and description
The city record lists a 2015 Honda station wagon or SUV with two occupants, a licensed male driver and no recorded vehicle damage. Daily News, ABC7 and Gothamist described the second driver as a taxi driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V, while the Post described the driver as being in a Honda CR-V SUV.
The pedestrian died at Lincoln Hospital
Emergency medical workers took the injured man to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reports said police had made no arrests as of May 3 or May 4 and that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing to investigate.