{"id":196075,"date":"2026-04-13T22:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196075\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:31:42","slug":"riverdale-parked-car-damaged-in-hit-run-on-johnson-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196075\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverdale: Parked Car Damaged in Hit &#038; Run on Johnson Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBy S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JOhnson-Ave-.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130561 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JOhnson-Ave--1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\"  \/><\/a>A CAR IS seen rear-ended at 3650 Johnson Avenue in the Riverdale section of The Bronx on Saturday, April 11, 2026, after it was hit by a second vehicle and the driver fled the scene according to the NYPD\u00a0<br \/>Image courtesy of the Citizens App<\/p>\n<p>A parked vehicle was damaged after it was seemingly rear-ended following a hit &amp; run incident on Saturday, April 11, in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An FDNY spokesperson said they received a call at 6.35 p.m. on Saturday for a report of \u201ca medical condition\u201d at 3640 Johnson Avenue, near West 236 Street and Oxford Avenue. The spokesperson said there was \u201cno vehicle incident at this location,\u201d\u00a0added that one civilian was evaluated by EMS, and had\u00a0nothing further on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An NYPD spokesperson later said that they received a call at 7.17 p.m. regarding a collision at 3650 Johnson Avenue, located in the vicinity of Oxford Avenue and West 236th Street. \u201cThere was a parked vehicle that was struck and no other property damage, and the vehicle that struck the parked vehicle fled the scene,\u201d the spokesperson said. The spokesperson said there were no injuries.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/kingsbridge-unoccupied-burning-car-extinguished-on-major-deegan-expressway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, emergency services were called to put out a fire in an unoccupied, burning car on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Saturday morning, April 11, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-223124.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130568 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-223124.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"722\"  \/><\/a>ACCORDING TO INSTAGRAM user, @kidelectrik, this car was seen overturned and in flames on the Major Deegan Expressway, just before the RFK bridge in The Bronx on Saturday night, April 11, 2026.<br \/>Screenshot courtesy of Instagram user @kidelectrik<\/p>\n<p>As also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/kingsbridge-woman-pinned-in-vehicle-after-two-vehicle-crash-on-bailey-ave-w-238th-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, one person incurred minor injuries following a separate car accident also in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Sunday afternoon, April 12, according to FDNY \/ EMS officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to Instagram user, @kidelectrik, a car was seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXC1eMMEwwE\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">overturned and in flames<\/a> on the Major Deegan Expressway, just before the RFK bridge in the Port Morris section of the South Bronx also on Saturday night. \u201cPrayers go out to whoever was in that car,\u201d @kidelectrick wrote. Norwood News has reached out to the FDNY for more details on this incident and will share any additional information we receive.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Traffic accident statistics in the 50th Precinct, where this accident occurred, for the 28-day period ending April 5, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 50th Precinct as of April 5, compared to last year (right) are attached. This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/belmont-car-crashes-into-wall-at-east-fordham-road-tunnel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, emergency services and a tow truck were called when a car crashed into a wall in the East Fordham Road tunnel at Southern Boulevard in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Sunday, April 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-1-April-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130556 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-1-April-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"612\"  \/><\/a>TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 50th Precinct, where this accident occurred, for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026 compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 50th Precinct as of April 5, 2026 compared to last year (right) Part I. This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, iverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.<br \/>Source: NYPD<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/bedford-park-fdny-responds-to-assist-with-child-locked-in-car-on-mosholu-parkway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, the FDNY was called to East 204th Street and Mosholu Parkway on Saturday night, April 11, after a child got locked inside a car.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were minor injuries reported after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/update-bedford-park-minor-injuries-reported-after-two-vehicle-crash-on-grand-concourse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two vehicle crash<\/a> on the Grand Concourse in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on March 30.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-II-April-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-II-April-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"652\"  \/><\/a>TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 50th Precinct, where this accident occurred, for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026 compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 50th Precinct as of April 5, 2026 compared to last year (right) Part II. This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, iverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.<br \/>Source: NYPD<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen people were injured following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/edenwald-9-hospitalized-15-injured-in-bus-collision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bus collision<\/a>\u00a0in the Edenwald section of The Bronx on Friday, April 10, EMS officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/update-bedford-park-32-year-old-motorcyclist-killed-in-mta-bus-bus-motorcycle-accident-near-tracey-towers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, a 32-year-old man died following a bus-motorcycle collision outside Tracey Towers also in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Wednesday, April 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/update-van-cortlandt-park-no-injuries-reported-after-three-vehicle-crash-on-major-deegan-expressway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, three people were hospitalized following a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/norwood-three-hospitalized-following-a-two-vehicle-car-crash-on-west-gun-hill-road\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two-vehicle car crash<\/a>\u00a0on West Gun Hill Road in Norwood on March 17, St. Patrick\u2019s Day, no injuries were reported following a three-vehicle crash on the Major Deegan Expressway on Sunday, March 22, while two people were hospitalized following a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/update-norwood-two-hospitalized-following-a-single-vehicle-car-crash-on-jerome-ave-mosholu-pkwy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">single-vehicle collision<\/a>\u00a0in Norwood on Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway the same day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-III-April-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130558 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50-traffic-stats-III-April-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"602\"  \/><\/a>TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 50th Precinct, where this accident occurred, for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026 compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 50th Precinct as of April 5, 2026 compared to last year (right) Part III. This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, iverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.<br \/>Source: NYPD<\/p>\n<p>With collision investigations, the NYPD handles all criminal aspects of the investigation, while NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews the street design at the locations of such crashes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Note: The data presented on this page are preliminary and subject to change. Reasons for this may include re-classifications of deaths later determined to be unrelated to traffic collision, or delays in determining a death from traffic collision that occurred on a date subsequent to the actual crash. A comparison of current and previous year data may not be valid or statistically meaningful.<br \/>Source: NYPD<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; By S\u00cdLE MOLONEY A CAR IS seen rear-ended at 3650 Johnson Avenue in the Riverdale section of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-196075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}