Tractor-trailer driver sought after Bronx pedestrian death
Police said a tractor-trailer driver hit a 40-year-old man at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street on May 2 and fled before a Honda CR-V taxi driver hit him again, in a crash the city recorded as a pedestrian death.
What We Know
Official crash records list one pedestrian death at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street around half past 7 p.m. on May 2, 2026, involving a station wagon or SUV. Police accounts said a tractor-trailer driver hit the 40-year-old man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard and left the scene, and a 61-year-old Honda CR-V driver then hit him and stayed. The official person record says the pedestrian was not at an intersection and was crossing without a signal or crosswalk; EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reports differed on whether the Honda CR-V was described as a taxi or SUV, while official crash records list it as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
Two drivers hit the same pedestrian
Police accounts published by news outlets said the man was crossing Bruckner Boulevard when a northbound tractor-trailer driver hit him. Reporters citing police said he fell to the pavement and a driver behind the truck, described as a 61-year-old man in a 2015 Honda CR-V, hit him again.
EMS took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The city record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The city record places the crash at 7:28 p.m. Published reports differed on the time, with some outlets reporting about 7:30 p.m. and others reporting just after or about 8:30 p.m.
Bruckner Boulevard at East 138th Street
The city record locates the crash at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street in the Bronx. ABC7 and Gothamist placed the scene in Mott Haven, and the Daily News described the crossing area as a busy Bronx street.
Several reports said the man was crossing outside a marked crosswalk; the city person record described him as crossing with no signal or crosswalk and away from an intersection.
The pedestrian and the drivers
The person killed was a 40-year-old man. The city record lists him as a male pedestrian, and early news reports said his name had not been released pending family notification.
Reports said the 61-year-old man driving the Honda CR-V stayed at the scene and faced no immediate charges. Police said the tractor-trailer driver continued away and had not been located as of the published reports.
Reports differed on how the Honda was described
Press accounts identified the first driver as operating a tractor-trailer or truck. They identified the second driver as operating a 2015 Honda CR-V; outlets variously described that Honda as a taxi, an SUV, or a CR-V.
The city record lists a 2015 Honda station wagon/SUV traveling north with two occupants and a front-center impact.
Investigation centered on the driver who left
Police said the tractor-trailer driver left the scene, and outlets reported that investigators had made no arrests as of their stories. amNewYork reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was handling the case and that police asked the public to submit tips through Crime Stoppers.
The city person record includes a pedestrian error or confusion factor, and reports from Gothamist and the Post said police described the man as outside a crosswalk. The published reports did not describe any charge against the Honda driver.