A 99-year-old female pedestrian has died after she was struck by an SUV while attempting to cross an intersection in southeast Riverdale.

 

On Wednesday, July 27, at around 8.30 a.m., police said they were flagged down in regard to a pedestrian who had been struck at Oxford Street and West 235th Street.

 

A police spokesperson said, “A preliminary investigation determined that a 53-year-old male operating a 2022 Mazda CX9, eastbound on West 235 Street, was making a left turn onto northbound Oxford Avenue when he struck a 99-year-old female pedestrian that was crossing at that intersection.”

 

The spokesperson continued, “EMS responded and transported the aided pedestrian with severe head trauma to St. Barnabas Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. The operator of the vehicle remained on scene and there is no criminality suspected at this time.”

 

The collision is being investigated by the NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad.

The deceased was later identified as Bernice Schwartz, 99, who lived in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, just west of the Kingsbridge border.

 

With collision investigations, the NYPD handles all criminal investigations, while NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews the street design at the locations of such incidents. According to City traffic collision data, 29 collisions were reported in the 50th precinct in June 2022, compared to 118 in the 47th precinct during the same month.

 

In other traffic-related news, effective Aug. 1, the authorities will commence issuing tickets for any speed violations caught on speed cameras irrespective of the time of day or night. As previously reported, speed cameras are now in effect 24/7 following a recent change to the law.

 

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referenced the neighborhood in which the incident occurred as Spuyten Duyvil. We apologize for this error.