On Saturday, September 04, 2021, at approximately 1408 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision in front of 887 Hunts Point Avenue, within the confines of the 41st Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male driver, unresponsive in the driver’s seat of 2012 Kia Soul.
EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased.
A preliminary investigation determined that the operator may have suffered a medical episode and collided into the rear of a parked 2014 Honda Accord.
No criminality is suspected at this time.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Alexander Santos
645 Barretto Street, 2A
Bronx, NY 10474
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to 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 Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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