Driver charged after Bronx man lying in road was run over twice
Police said Luis Torres, driving a white BMW X5, hit a man lying in the road at East 166th Street and College Avenue and did not stay; an officer driving a marked NYPD vehicle then hit him and rendered aid before he died at Lincoln Hospital.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
Police said a fight before dawn on Aug. 8 left a man unconscious in the roadway at East 166th Street and College Avenue in the Bronx. About 10 minutes later, police said Luis Torres, driving east in a white BMW X5, hit the man and did not stay. An officer driving a marked NYPD vehicle then hit the man and stayed to render aid. The man was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. Sources disagreed on his age: early accounts described him as in his 50s, while a later News12 report citing police described him as 38. News12 reported that Torres was arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault.
A fight left a man in the roadway before two drivers hit him
Police said the man had been in a fight shortly before 4 a.m. and was lying unconscious and unresponsive in the road at East 166th Street and College Avenue. About 10 minutes later, police said a driver in a white BMW SUV hit him and left the scene. An officer driving a marked NYPD vehicle then hit the man, stayed at the scene and rendered aid.
EMS took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
The Bronx location was reported at East 166th Street and College Avenue
The reported crash site was East 166th Street and College Avenue in the Bronx. Sources described the surrounding neighborhood differently: the Daily News placed the scene in Melrose, while News12 referred to Concourse Village.
Reports differed on the victim's age
Police had not released the man's identity in the reviewed reports. Early police accounts reported by the Daily News and Gothamist described him as a man in his 50s, while News12 later reported, citing police, that he was 38.
Police identified a BMW driver and an NYPD driver
News12 reported that police identified the BMW driver as Luis Torres, of Queens, and said he was traveling east in a white BMW X5 when he hit the man and did not stay at the scene. Earlier reports described the vehicle as a white BMW SUV.
The second driver was in a marked NYPD vehicle. The Daily News identified it as an NYPD Strategic Response Group SUV, and Gothamist reported police said it was traveling about 12 mph when the driver hit the man.
A later report said Torres was arrested
On the day of the crash, Gothamist reported that police had made no arrests and that the investigation was ongoing. News12 later reported that Luis Torres had been arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault.