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Police are looking for the driver of a black Ford Jeep that witnesses say fatally struck 13-year-old Anthony Delgado in Bushwick after midnight on Sunday. Delgado had been biking home from a baby shower with two friends. His family would have been celebrating his sister's 6th birthday but instead spent yesterday mourning their loss,
The NY Times reports that at the intersection of Palmetto Street and Central Avenue, "which has no traffic light, stop sign or crosswalk.":
A car was approaching, but slowly enough that Anthony began to cross the one-way street anyway, Ricky [Alicea, Delgado's friend] said. Suddenly, a black S.U.V. darted out from behind the slower car, to pass it, and struck Anthony.A witness said that Delgado was thrown 15 feet by the impact, saying, "It threw him like he was a piece of trash." Police tried to follow the SUV, but were unable to catch up. Another resident said that cars regularly speed at 50-60 MPH on Central Avenue. And Ricky told the Daily News, "I was holding Anthony. He was breathing fast, he was bleeding. He was getting colder. I was telling him, 'Nothing's gonna happen. Nothing's gonna happen.'"“I saw the bike go under the car,” Ricky said, adding of the driver, “Then he hit the gas when he saw me running to Anthony.”
Investigators are checking surveillance tapes in the area to see if they can find any more information about the SUV. Delgado's stepfather made a plea to the driver through the media, "Be human. Turn yourself in. You ran over a human being."
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P.S. Gothamist, you really need to work on your comment system.
Even if they find this guy, do we really expect the police to file any charges beyond "Leaving the Scene of an Accident"? The simple fact is that pedestrians are killed by people in cars, killings that would be called "murder" (or at least manslaughter), had any other weapon been used. Our laws in this area need major reform.
A black Ford Jeep? For real? Shouldn't be too hard to find the culprit.
And no kidding, RonDiMell!
don't snitch.
I was out of town this weekend and saw a similar incident on the local TV news where the police were looking for a driver who'd killed a pedestrian. It seems like elsewhere police pay attention to these killings and actually prosecute drivers whether they stay or leave. Maybe our cops should get out of their cars and walk so they can understand what it's like to be a pedestrian and leave their blinkered car-consciousness and empathy behind.
Ahh....I remember when my pop's had a Ford Jeep. He sold it years ago and got a Toyota Volvo, those are some nice cars......
Really sad.
it doesn't seem to apply to this situation, but to address the previous comments - sometimes pedestrians and bikers do the wrong thing - it's not always the driver's fault. god knows when i ride my bike 90% of the time i almost get hit it is because -I- was doing something dumb, like running a light, stop sign, or riding in between cars.
"it doesn't seem to apply to this situation, but ..."
Then your comment is a non sequitur waste of time that takes focus away from a tragedy and the attempt to bring those at fault to justice. Save it.
#8 Chris - "god knows when i ride my bike 90% of the time i almost get hit it is because -I- was doing something dumb": maybe you shouldn't be riding a bicycle in the city.
#5 pb - Correct, as long as the NYPD street cops continue to do most of their work from inside the fishbowl of an automobile, that will frame their worldview. Those of us without automobiles (that is, the majority of New Yorkers) are that much more alien to the NYPD - and treated as such.
In this case, the driver was wrong to leave and I hope they catch the person in question and throw some kind of book at them.
Some of the comments here are priceless though. Don't hate just because you don't own a car.
Also, you fuckheads need to be kept on your toes, so consider my car and I a public service.
Why would the driver of the SUV stick around after killing the kid on his bike? It's not like he was going to get a ticket or anything.
This is a horrible tragedy and I hope they find the person who did it. I suspect they fled because they are in some other kind of legal trouble, but I have never hit anybody with a car.
Obviously I am not blaming the victim but if you a ride a bike, make sure you are properly illuminated.
#11: more like a public menace.
Good thing the city finally appears to be seeing the light. Drivers can look forward to paying congestion fees and watching as more city streets are taken away from drivers, and rightfully returned to pedestrians.
#11, social commentary:
"Also, you fuckheads need to be kept on your toes, so consider my car and I a public service."
Actually no, you're just a huge loser.
What kind of parent allows a 13 year old to be out on the streets unsupervised after midnight?
I don't know any decent, caring parent who would permit this.
I live and drive in Bushwick and not only are the drivers horrible (running lights, passing, driving down the wrong side of the street) the cops are just as bad if not worse. At some point someone's got to do something about people and police not abiding by basic traffic laws in this neighborhood. Driving through Bushwick is like maneuvering through an obstacle course!
As [11] proved, driving a car is perhaps the ultimate antisocial public activity. Drivers completely cut themselves off from everyone around them, so they don't have to care. Their only means of communciation is honking the horn. It's much worse than being in a subway and not making eye contact with anybody.
And yes, the comments system here still sucks. Don't hold your breath waiting for it to be fixed. Jake has other priorities, like looking for the next great piece of "street art." I nominate Gothamist for the FU award for most infuriating, frequent and cryptic error messages in blogdom. Anyone else want to vote with me? Jen needs another award for the mantle.
omgod antony u were s0 younng i rember u forver luv u