Bronx: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. BMW driver kills Bronx pedestrian 2025-12-06T00:17:00+00:00
   E 222 ST
   A BMW driver went east on East 222nd Street and hit a 27-year-old man on Boston Road. The crash crushed his body. Paramedics found no life left. A midnight strike on a wide Bronx road.
   A male driver in a 2025 BMW sedan traveled east on East 222nd Street near Boston Road just after midnight and hit a 27-year-old man walking outside an intersection. The impact tore through the pedestrian’s entire body, and he was killed at the scene. According to the police report, the pedestrian was listed as “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection,” and the point of impact was the center front end of the sedan. Police recorded all contributing factors for the driver and pedestrian as “Unspecified,” leaving official records silent on the precise driver error that led to this deadly crash.
2. Speeding sedan slams truck on Bruckner 2025-12-05T04:39:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The car crumpled. A 29-year-old woman driving died. Three other occupants were hurt in the dark Bronx corridor.
   A northbound sedan and a northbound box truck collided on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police list both vehicles as going straight when the sedan hit the rear of the truck. A 29-year-old woman driving the sedan was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman in the rear seat were injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded no contributing factors for the truck drivers. The impact crushed the front of the sedan and damaged the rear of the truck, turning routine northbound traffic into another fatal Bronx crash scene.
3. SUV driver kills man on Bruckner 2025-11-24T21:22:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY
   A northbound SUV driver cut through the dark Bruckner and hit a 43-year-old man on foot. Right-front hit. Whole body crushed. According to the police report, causes stayed “Unspecified.” A wide road. A man left dead.
   A northbound driver in a 2024 SUV going straight on the Bruckner Expressway hit a 43-year-old man on foot away from any intersection. The right front bumper took the impact and showed the damage. The man suffered trauma to his entire body and died at the scene. According to the police report, the victim was listed as “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection” and “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.” According to the police report, contributing factors were “Unspecified” for both the driver and the pedestrian, and officers recorded no specific driver error beyond those unspecified factors. No other injuries were reported.
4. Southbound driver kills Bronx pedestrian 2025-11-23T22:40:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   On Grand Concourse a southbound driver went straight and hit a man in the roadway. Center front blow. Night in the Bronx. Crush injuries. He died there. Police marked every cause Unspecified.
   A driver traveling south on Grand Concourse near East 181st Street hit a male pedestrian in the roadway, away from an intersection. The center front of the vehicle crushed his body and he died at the scene. According to the police report, contributing factors were recorded as “Unspecified” for the pedestrian, the driver, and the vehicle. Police did not record driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Unsafe Speed, or Driver Inattention/Distraction in this case. The vehicle was listed only as an unspecified type with undercarriage damage. Another listed person was recorded as a vehicle occupant and notified party with no injury noted.
5. Bronx left turn kills crossing woman 2025-11-13T12:20:00+00:00
   HOLLAND AVE
   At Holland and Allerton a man turned left at noon. He did not yield. The car’s nose met her head in the crosswalk. She walked with the signal. She was 80. She went down and did not rise.
   An 80-year-old woman walking in the Bronx was killed at Holland Avenue and Allerton Avenue. A male driver in a 2005 Honda sedan was traveling east and making a left turn when he hit her with the center front of the car as she crossed with the signal. According to the police report, officers recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “View Obstructed/Limited” as contributing factors for the driver. The report lists one male driver and a male registrant with unspecified injuries. The woman was recorded as a pedestrian at the intersection, with a head injury and “Apparent Death.” She had the signal when the driver failed to yield.