By The newspaper
Aug 26, 2023, 10:40 AM EDT
A traffic dispute after a minor crash on a freeway in the Bronx (NYC) turned violent with a man shot to death last night.
The 40-year-old victim and a friend were heading south on the Cross Bronx Expressway near the Jerome Ave. exit in Morris Heights just before 11 p.m. Friday when their Honda Accord was rear-ended by a Ford Edge. in the right lane, the NYPD said.
Four men in the Ford Edge then jumped out of the vehicle and scattered, running off the road on foot. The driver of the Honda called 911 to report the accident, but at that moment a gunman returned to the scene in a Toyota Rav4 with Florida license plates, argued, and shot him.
That Toyota car had not been involved in the crash, he said. Daily News. The gunman fled with another driver in that car, which was abandoned a short distance away.
EMS rushed the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, but were unable to save him. His name was not immediately released as police sought to notify his relatives.
The passenger who was with the victim was not injured. Police recovered the vehicles and were checking them for evidence that could link them to the gunman.
No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In addition to armed violence, traffic accidents are another great challenge for Mayor Eric Adams. This is despite “Vision Zero”, a road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths. by 2024. According to the New York police, cyclist deaths have increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014. In many cases drivers flee.
The New York authorities recall that there is zero tolerance for drivers who speed and/or drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
- 53% more cyclist deaths in New York this year
- 112 dead in road accidents in New York, the majority in Queens: disastrous balance of the first half of 2023