Man Killed Trying to Cross the Hutch

Man Repeatedly Struck by Cars on Parkway 

Emergency officers at the scene of a fatal crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway near Lehman High School. -Photo by Citizen App

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 4, 2024 

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BRONX - A man trying to cross the Hutchinson River Parkway was struck and killed by an SUV, cops said. That driver took off.

At around 10 pm on September 2, officers from the 45th Precinct responded to the Hutchinson River Parkway near the Lehman High School exit. Cops found a male lying in the road with head and body trauma. 

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. 

An investigation revealed that the victim had been trying to cross the parkway on foot dodging oncoming cars. However, witnesses said a dark colored SUV traveling northbound struck the victim. The SUV drove off.  

As the victim lay in the road he was then struck by a 2019 white Hyundai sedan, a 2010 blue Honda Sedan and a 2019 blue Jeep SUV. 

All three drivers remained at the scene. No arrests were made. 

The investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad. Cops are still searching for the driver of the dark SUV that initially struck the victim.

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.