A Jeep driver struck and killed a 60-year-old pedestrian trying to cross a Bronx street, cops said Sunday.

Uddin Shahi was crossing Bruckner Blvd. near Castle Hill Ave. in Castle Hill, about a half-mile away from his home, just after 8 p.m. Saturday, when a Jeep Compass driver struck him, cops said.

The Jeep’s driver, a 34-year-old woman, stayed on the scene.

Medics took Shahi to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.

The driver was not charged criminally, though the crash remains under investigation, police said.

Originally Published: December 1, 2024 at 10:29 AM EST

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