Luis Torres charged after fatal Bronx hit-and-run
Police say Luis Torres, driving east in a white BMW X5, hit an unresponsive man near College Avenue and East 166th Street; an NYPD vehicle later hit him, and he died at Lincoln Hospital. News12’s yearless Aug. 8 date is inferred as 2026 from its publication year.
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What We Know
Police say Luis Torres drove east in a white BMW X5, hit an unresponsive man near College Avenue and East 166th Street, and left; an NYPD vehicle later hit the same man, who died at Lincoln Hospital. News12 reported Torres’s arrest and charges of attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault. The year 2026 is inferred for the reported Aug. 8 date from News12’s publication year.
One driver left; an officer stopped to help.
The Daily News reported that an unidentified man in his 50s was punched in the head during a fight at about 3:45 a.m. and fell unconscious in the roadway. It said a driver traveling east on East 166th Street in a white BMW SUV hit him about 10 minutes later and continued without stopping. News12 reported that Luis Torres was driving east in a white BMW X5, hit the man shortly after the assault, and did not stay at the scene; it placed the incident just before 4 a.m.
News12 reported that an NYPD vehicle later hit the man and that its officer stopped and provided aid. The Daily News identified the second vehicle as a marked NYPD Strategic Response Group SUV and reported that officers stopped to render aid. News12’s yearless Aug. 8 date is inferred as 2026 from the article’s publication year.
Reports place the crash near East 166th Street.
The Daily News placed the incident on College Avenue near East 166th Street in Melrose. News12 described it as happening at the intersection of East 166th Street and College Avenue in Concourse Village.
The man died at Lincoln Hospital.
News12 reported that the man was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he later died. The Daily News also reported that EMS took him there and that he could not be saved. News12 described him as 38; the Daily News described him as in his 50s. News12 reported that officials had not released his identity at the time.
News12 reported that police arrested Torres and charged him with attempted murder, attempted assault and two counts of assault.