On Monday, November 29, 2021, at approximately 1203 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision, involving a motorcyclist in the vicinity of E. 167th Street and Vyse Avenue, within the confines of the 42nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, responding officers encountered an unconscious 27-year-old male with trauma to the body.
EMS also responded to the location and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The preliminary investigation determined that the 24-year-old male operator of the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on E. 167th Street when the motorcycle collided with a Honda CRV, that was traveling westbound on E. 167th Street. The collision caused the operator of the motorcycle to be ejected onto the roadway.
The 34-year-old female operator of the Honda remained at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing by the New York City Police Department’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Ismael Martinez
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10459
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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.