{"id":324838,"date":"2026-08-19T11:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324838\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:36:50","slug":"cyclist-killed-in-bronx-hit-and-run-nypd-searching-for-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324838\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist killed in Bronx hit-and-run; NYPD searching for driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vh28s2cazdqoaz4x.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclist killed in fatal Bronx hit-and-run, NYPD says\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vh28s2cazdqoaz4x.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclist killed in fatal Bronx hit-and-run, NYPD says\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-5a75adc3=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/video\/fmc-55s0mrogxbrpvuiq\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cyclist killed in fatal Bronx hit-and-run, NYPD says<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">The NYPD is searching for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx. According to investigators, a BMW driver struck a 51-year-old cyclist and multiple cars before fleeing the scene on foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">NEW YORK &#8211; Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed a man on a bike and injured another driver in the Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The NYPD said a person behind the wheel of a BMW struck a 51-year-old cyclist and then crashed into a Lexus RX 350 and Chevy Camaro that were parked on Bruckner Boulevard by Longwood Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bx-hit-and-run-3.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It happened at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The cyclist was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The BMW also crashed into a Hyundai Sonata, injuring the 38-year-old woman who was driving it, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bx-hit-and-run-2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">She was hospitalized and reported to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The identity of the BMW driver is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said they fled the scene on foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bx-hit-and-run.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">No arrests have been made, and the crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article includes information from the New York Police Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/us\/ny\/nyc\/bronx\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bronx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cyclist killed in fatal Bronx hit-and-run, NYPD says The NYPD is searching for a driver involved in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,850,9,24,12,56,63,129,131,130,618],"class_list":["post-324838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324838","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=324838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}