A busy Wakefield intersection turned deadly Monday afternoon when an elderly woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle, police said. The crash unfolded just before 2:30 p.m. at East 225th Street and White Plains Road, where authorities say the rider took off instead of sticking around.
Emergency crews rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Police have not yet released her name.
According to News 12 New York, officers said the woman was crossing in a marked crosswalk when the motorcycle hit her. The rider then fled eastbound on East 225th Street, and the NYPD is actively investigating.
Where It Happened
White Plains Road is a major north-south artery in the eastern Bronx and has been a key focus of the city’s Vision Zero safety push in recent years. The Department of Transportation has added protected lanes and other treatments along stretches of the corridor and has proposed further intersection upgrades to slow turning vehicles and shorten pedestrian crossings, according to the NYC DOT…