Driver in Pickup Kills Bronx Bicyclist in Soundview
A 66-year-old bicyclist was killed at Commonwealth and Westchester avenues in the Bronx after police said a 24-year-old driver in a GMC pickup hit him just before noon.
What We Know
Police said a 24-year-old man was driving a GMC pickup north on Commonwealth Avenue just before noon when he hit a 66-year-old bicyclist who was pedaling east on Westchester Avenue in Soundview. The official crash record lists one person killed: a male bicyclist, age 66. EMS took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing.
What police said happened
The crash happened at about 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2024. Police told the Daily News that a 24-year-old man driving a GMC pickup north on Commonwealth Avenue hit the 66-year-old bicyclist as he pedaled east on Westchester Avenue.
The official record lists one death and identifies the person killed as a 66-year-old male bicyclist. It also records the pickup and the bicycle as both going straight ahead before the crash.
A Bronx bicyclist died at Jacobi
EMS took the bicyclist to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Daily News described him as a 66-year-old Bronx resident.
The record points to bicyclist error, while police described the driver’s impact
The official crash record lists pedestrian, bicyclist or other pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor for the bicyclist. The Daily News account, citing police, says the pickup driver hit the bicyclist while the driver was traveling north and the bicyclist was traveling east.
No arrests were reported that day
Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing after the fatal crash.
Where
Commonwlth Ave & Westchester Ave, Bronx