Driver hits and kills pedestrian at East 149th and Morris
A 48-year-old driver hit Inza Fofana while turning at East 149th Street and Morris Avenue, police told the Daily News, and city records list the April 2, 2025 crash as killing one 52-year-old pedestrian.
What We Know
Inza Fofana, 52, was crossing East 149th Street at Morris Avenue in Mott Haven when police said a 48-year-old driver hit him while driving a 2019 Ford Transit van west and attempting a left turn. EMS took Fofana to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition, and he later died. City crash records list one 52-year-old male pedestrian killed at East 149th Street and Morris Avenue on April 2, 2025, and record three westbound SUVs, including a 2019 Ford going straight ahead and two other vehicles stopped in traffic. The Daily News account identifies the Ford as a Transit van and describes a left-turn movement, while the city record classifies the Ford as an SUV. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, no arrest had been made, and the investigation was continuing.
Police described a turning driver hitting a man who was crossing
Police told the Daily News that Inza Fofana was crossing East 149th Street and Morris Avenue around 3:15 p.m. on April 2, 2025, when a 48-year-old driver going west on East 149th Street hit him while attempting to turn left onto Morris Avenue.
City records list the crash at 3:16 p.m. at East 149th Street and Morris Avenue and record one pedestrian killed.
Inza Fofana later died at Lincoln Hospital
The Daily News, citing police, identified the pedestrian as Inza Fofana, 52, and reported that he lived in upper Manhattan. EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
City records identify the person killed as a 52-year-old male pedestrian.
The public accounts differ on the Ford and its movement
The Daily News reported that the driver was operating a 2019 Ford Transit van west on East 149th Street and attempting to make a left turn onto Morris Avenue when he hit Fofana.
City records classify the Ford as a 2019 station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling west and going straight ahead, and also list two other westbound SUVs stopped in traffic.
The driver stayed, and police reported no arrest
Police told the Daily News that the driver stayed at the scene. As of the article’s publication, there had been no arrest and the investigation was ongoing.
Where
E 149th St & Morris Ave, Bronx