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Elderly Man Raking Leaves Fatally Struck by Car


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 16, 2022


BRONX - An elderly man was stuck and killed by a car while he was raking leaves in the middle of an intersection in Morris Park.


Police say 91-year-old Simone Canepa was struck and killed at the intersection of Rhinelander Avenue and Radcliff Avenue.


A preliminary investigation revealed that Canepa was standing in the intersection raking leaves at around 5:30 pm on November 11.





A 2006 Hyundai Elantra was traveling westbound on Rhinelander Avenue when it struck Canepa. 




The victim was rushed by EMS to nearby Jacobi Medical Center with trauma to the head. Canepa succumbed to his injuries and died the next day.


The 59-year-old female driver remained at the scene. 


The case is being investigated further by the NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad.

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