A BMW driver fatally struck a person crossing a Bronx avenue – after which ditched the wheels and his passenger to depart the scene on foot, cops mentioned.
Shariq Bryant, 27, was making an attempt to cross East 222nd mid-block round 12:15 a.m. Saturday when the wild 2025 BMW M8 motorist rammed into him whereas barreling towards the Boston Highway intersection in Williamsbridge, authorities mentioned.
Bryant – who lived only some blocks from the scene – was rushed with extreme physique trauma to Jacobi Medical Middle, the place he succumbed to his accidents, police mentioned.
In a GoFundMe web page, Bryant’s household described him as “really considered one of a sort—a heat, caring, and deeply loving soul whose presence made each room brighter.”
“He had a manner of creating folks really feel seen, valued, and supported,” Bryant’s family members wrote on the fundraising web page. “Whether or not sharing fun, or just being his real, uplifting self, Shariq touched numerous lives. His kindness was easy, his compassion limitless, and his love for his family and friends plain.”
In the meantime, the reckless driver continued heading east on the identical avenue, earlier than placing a phone pole on the nook, cops mentioned.
The motorist then jumped out of the automotive and bolted – leaving his injured entrance seat passenger alone, authorities mentioned.
That rider, a 28-year-old man, suffered solely minor accidents and was not hospitalized, police mentioned.
Cops had been nonetheless in search of the cowardly driver on Monday.
The lethal hit-and-run simply hours after a 68-year-old grandfather was mowed down by a wrong-way moped driver in Queens, police mentioned.
Trevor Lloyd Samuels, a former correction officer from the island of Jamaica, was struck and killed by the two-wheeled menace as he crossed on the intersection of 93rd Avenue close to 168th Road round 6:30 p.m. Friday, cops mentioned.
The moped driver, Yunio Buleje Rodriguez, 26, additionally suffered minor accidents and was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motorcar, police mentioned.
