Hit-and-run driver killed Shariq Bryant in Williamsbridge
A driver in a 2025 BMW M8 fatally hit 27-year-old Shariq Bryant near East 222nd Street and Boston Road, police said, then ran from the Bronx scene after hitting a telephone pole.
What We Know
Shariq Bryant, 27, was killed early Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, near East 222nd Street and Boston Road in the Bronx. The city crash record lists one pedestrian death and a sedan traveling east shortly after midnight. Police told news outlets that the driver of a 2025 BMW M8 hit Bryant as he crossed East 222nd Street mid-block, then continued to Boston Road, hit a telephone pole, left an injured 28-year-old passenger behind and ran away. Bryant was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Reporters described a large vigil at the scene, and police had announced no arrest as of the Monday after the crash.
A late-night crossing ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record places the collision at 12:17 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2025, at East 222nd Street and Boston Road in the Bronx, and records one pedestrian killed. The official record describes the pedestrian as a 27-year-old man and lists the vehicle as a sedan traveling east and going straight ahead.
Police told multiple news outlets that Shariq Bryant was crossing East 222nd Street mid-block when the driver of a 2025 BMW M8 hit him. News reports said the driver then continued toward Boston Road, hit a telephone pole, left the scene on foot and left a 28-year-old front-seat passenger behind with minor injuries.
Shariq Bryant was taken to Jacobi, where he died
Police identified the pedestrian as Shariq Bryant, 27. The Daily News reported that he lived in Williamsbridge about half a mile from the crash site, and the Post reported that he lived a few blocks away.
News reports said medics took Bryant to Jacobi Medical Center after the crash. The Daily News said he could not be saved, and Gothamist reported that he was pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital.
The crash happened by East 222nd Street and Boston Road
The official crash record lists East 222nd Street at Boston Road in the 10469 ZIP code. It also records the pedestrian location as not at an intersection, matching news accounts that said Bryant was crossing East 222nd Street in the middle of the block.
News outlets described the area as Williamsbridge. ABC7 reported that, two days later, a shattered windshield, tire tracks and spilled fuel remained at the intersection, and local business owners said that specific intersection had a history of speeding and violent crashes.
A vigil grew while police searched for the driver
ABC7, Gothamist and the Post reported that no arrests had been announced as of Monday. ABC7 also reported that police were pulling over numerous drivers for speeding near the location that day.