Driver Leaves After Fatal Morris Heights Driveway Crash
A driver hit and killed a 44-year-old pedestrian near West 174th Street and Macombs Road, where police and news reports said the driver was turning into a Morris Heights driveway and left the scene.
What We Know
A 44-year-old woman was killed late Wednesday near West 174th Street and Macombs Road in Morris Heights. The city crash record places the crash at 11:47 p.m. and lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Police and news reports said a driver hit the woman while turning into a driveway and then left the scene; she was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she died. The Daily News, citing surveillance video, reported that the woman appeared to be at the edge of the driveway or partly in it before the driver turned in. Gothamist, citing police, described her as crossing 174th Street, a point that differs from the driveway account in the other reports.
A late-night turn into a driveway ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The official crash record says one pedestrian, a 44-year-old woman, was killed near West 174th Street and Macombs Road at 11:47 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2025.
Police told reporters that the driver was turning into a driveway in Morris Heights when they hit the woman and then left. ABC7 and the New York Post reported that no arrests had been made as police searched for the driver.
The crash was reported at West 174th Street and Macombs Road
The crash record places the fatal collision at West 174th Street and Macombs Road in Morris Heights. News reports described the impact area as a driveway or alleyway between apartment buildings near that corner.
The woman was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital
Medics took the 44-year-old woman to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the Daily News, ABC7 and the New York Post.
Reports differ on the woman's position before impact
The Daily News said surveillance video showed the woman at the edge of the driveway, or possibly partly in it, after she had been picking through garbage nearby. The paper reported that a driver in a dark-colored SUV turned into the driveway and continued through a rear entrance afterward.
Gothamist, citing police, reported that the woman was crossing 174th Street when the driver hit her. The official crash record lists the pedestrian location as not at an intersection and lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
A neighbor said she tried to get the driver's attention
The Daily News identified Dawn Harvin, 55, as a neighbor who appeared in surveillance footage after the impact and raised her arm toward the driveway. Harvin told the paper, "I looked over, and he just rolled over that woman and killed her."