Rafael Delgado charged after fatal Bronx left-turn crash
Police recorded that a driver failed to yield while turning left at White Plains Road and Wood Avenue, and the Daily News reported that police later charged Rafael Delgado in the death of 75-year-old Wahid Miah.
What We Know
Wahid Miah, 75, was crossing with the signal at White Plains Road and Wood Avenue in the Bronx on Feb. 3, 2025, when a driver in a 2023 BMW SUV made a left turn and hit him, according to the official crash record and police details reported by the Daily News. The official record cites failure to yield, and the Daily News reported that police charged driver Rafael Delgado months later with reckless endangerment, failure to yield and failure to exercise due care. Miah was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died.
A left turn at the intersection
The crash happened at about 1:22 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2025, at White Plains Road and Wood Avenue in the Bronx. The official record says Miah was a pedestrian at the intersection and was crossing with the signal.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Delgado was making a left turn in a 2023 BMW SUV when he hit Miah. The official record lists the driver’s pre-crash movement as making a left turn and cites failure to yield right-of-way.
White Plains Road has a long crash record
The fatal crash occurred at White Plains Road and Wood Avenue in the Bronx. Along White Plains Road in the Bronx, CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder recorded 1,726 crashes, 1,180 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 7 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Miah was walking home from mosque
The Daily News identified the man who died as 75-year-old Wahid Miah and reported that he was walking home from mosque and was less than half a mile from home when he was hit. Medics took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died.
A neighbor, Shameem Ahmed, told News 12 The Bronx that the community was shocked and that neighbors had gone to Miah’s home to express sympathy to his family.
Police charged the driver months later
The Daily News reported that Delgado remained at the scene and was not initially charged. After a four-month investigation, police arrested him and charged him with reckless endangerment, failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, according to the article. Police issued him a desk appearance ticket for a later court date.