Driver kills Bronx pedestrian, flees the scene, NYPD says
Aug. 7, 2025, 8:27 a.m.
NYPD officials said the 44-year-old victim was crossing 174th Street and Macombs Road in Morris Heights around 11:45 p.m. when she was hit.
Police said they're looking for the driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a woman as she crossed a Bronx street late Wednesday night and then fled the scene.
NYPD officials said the 44-year-old victim was crossing 174th Street and Macombs Road in Morris Heights around 11:45 p.m. when she was hit. They did not immediately have a description of the car or its driver, and did not identify the woman as they worked to notify her family.
Detectives are also still trying to find the driver of a vehicle who fatally hit a 47-year-old man at Broadway and Suydam Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn early Saturday morning — dragging him for more than 50 feet before driving away. The dead man's identity is also still pending family notification.
Brooklyn has the highest number of pedestrians injured in traffic collisions so far this year compared to the other boroughs, according to the latest available NYPD data. A total of 228 pedestrians were hurt through June, and two were killed.
The Bronx was fourth on the list, with 97 injuries and no fatalities through June.
This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.
Police searching for information on Bushwick hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian