E-Bike Rider Fatally Struck in Hit-n-Run in the Bronx

Bike Rider Killed Around the Corner from His Home in Morris Park

Police stand over the e-bike where a 64-year-old man was thrown from when a pickup truck fatally struck him. -Photo by Citizens App

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 6, 2023

BRONX - An e-bike rider was mowed down around the corner from his home by a hit and run driver. Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to catch the driver who blew a red light that ended in tragedy. 

Police have identified the victim as 64-year-old Hua Pan of Pierce Avenue. His home is around the corner from where Pan was fatally struck. 

At around 11:22 pm on April 5, Han was riding his e-bike through the intersection of Williamsbridge Road and Pierce Avenue. As he crossed the intersection he was struck by a vehicle and was thrown off the bike onto the roadway. 

EMS rushed Pan to nearby Jacobi Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. 

An investigation by NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad determined that a white pickup truck was traveling at a high rate of speed north on Williamsbridge Road. Investigators said the traffic light was a steady red when the pickup blew through the light and intersection and slammed into Pan on his bike. 

Cops said Pan had a green light when he crossed the intersection. 

The pickup did not remain at the scene and took off. Police do not have a description of the vehicle’s make, model or year. They only know that it is a white pickup truck. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.