A male moped driver has died following a hit and run collision in Fordham Heights.

Police said that on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at around 1.23 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a road collision that occurred at the intersection of East 184th Street and Grand Concourse.

 

Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified, adult male moped driver, unconscious and unresponsive, lying on the roadway. Police said EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

 

Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined the victim, while driving a Transpro JJ150T gas-powered moped, was traveling northbound on the Grand Concourse main roadway when the vehicle veered to the right to avoid another vehicle which entered the intersection traveling westbound on East 184th Street.

 

They said the moped driver then mounted the median which separates the northbound Grand Concourse main roadway from the service road, ejecting the driver from the moped. They said the second vehicle didn’t remain at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

 

In collision investigations, the NYPD handles any criminal aspects of the investigation, while DOT reviews the street design at the locations of such crashes.

 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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