PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED ON THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY.
Accident Occurred During Rain Storm Overnight.
(Hawthorne, NY) -- Westchester County Police are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred early this morning on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.
At 2:44 a.m., a Honda Pilot traveling in the vicinity of Odell Avenue struck a man who was trying to cross the southbound lanes of travel. The pedestrian, a man in his 40s, was taken by Empress EMS to St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. He was pronounced dead there about 4 a.m.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. No charges were filed or summonses issued in connection with the accident, which occurred during the heavy rains overnight.
The southbound lanes of the Saw Mill were closed for several hours for the accident investigation. The lanes reopened prior to the morning rush hour.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification to his family.
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