On Friday, June 23rd, 2023, at approximately 9:37 AM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of Executive Boulevard at Nepperhan Avenue on a report of a motor vehicle accident with pedestrian injuries. Upon arrival First Responders located an unresponsive elderly male victim down in the street with blunt force trauma to his body; he was transported to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The vehicle that allegedly struck him fled the area prior to police arrival. Officers cordoned off the scene and initiated accident and criminal investigations.
Detectives and investigators from the Major Case Squad, Crime Scene Unit, and Traffic Unit responded to the scene and interviewed subjects and witnesses, processed forensic evidence, and reconstructed the accident dynamics. Investigation yielded that the victim was crossing Executive Boulevard north to south at Truman Avenue when he was struck by a red Jeep Grand Cherokee with Florida license plates traveling east on Executive Boulevard; the red Jeep then fled the area. The accident was witnessed by several commuters.
Within minutes, the AWARE Crime Control Center identified the suspect vehicle and Major Case Detectives actively developed information to locate the driver. Over the next 28-hours, Detectives located the red Jeep – determined to be a rental – and identified the driver at the time of the accident; he was located in a hotel in the Village of Elmsford and placed into custody yesterday afternoon.
Joseph Dimitri DELGADO, a 24-year-old resident of Yonkers, was charged with one count of Operator Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death, a Class D Felony in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. DELGADO is unlicensed and his driving privileges in the State of New York are suspended due to prior scoffs. He is currently being lodged in the Yonkers City Jail awaiting arraignment on tomorrow’s date. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
The victim is identified as Azhar Jamil Said, a 78-year-old resident of Yonkers. The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department offer their sincere condolences to his family and friends.
