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Fleeing Moped Driver Leaves Teen Critically Injured in Bronx Crash

NYPD investigators remain on scene after closing northbound lanes to collect evidence

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Overview

  • A 3:45 a.m. collision near the Whitestone Bridge involved a moped, a Honda Pilot and a Honda Accord on the Hutchinson River Parkway
  • The moped operator briefly stopped then sped away, leaving the 18-year-old female passenger with life-threatening injuries
  • Six occupants of the two SUVs sustained minor injuries and were treated at Jacobi Medical Center
  • All northbound lanes of the parkway were closed for hours while authorities examined the scene
  • The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad has made no arrests and continues searching for the hit-and-run driver