Bronx Community Board 10: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver hits turning moped; rider killed 2025-09-03T15:35:00+00:00
   CITY ISLAND BRG
   On City Island Bridge, a westbound SUV driver hit a moped rider turning right. The 59-year-old man was ejected and died of head trauma. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   A driver in an SUV going west on City Island Bridge hit a moped rider who was making a right turn near City Island Avenue in the Bronx at 3:35 p.m. The moped rider, a 59-year-old man, was ejected and suffered head crush injuries. He died. The SUV driver, a 38-year-old man, was listed with “Unspecified” injury. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” was a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front bumper damage. The moped had damage to the center front end. Police did not list any other contributing factors for either driver.
2. Speeding SUV drivers slam on Westchester 2025-12-02T17:45:00+00:00
   WESTCHESTER AVE
   Two SUV drivers sped on Westchester. Metal met metal at Roberts. A child took a head blow. A woman’s leg was cut deep. The street bore the crash, the families bore the cost.
   Two SUV drivers collided at Westchester Avenue and Roberts Avenue in the Bronx, leaving a 6-year-old boy and a 32-year-old woman injured. According to the police report, both vehicles were station wagon–style SUVs traveling north, with one driver going straight and the other making a left turn. Police recorded “Unsafe Speed” and “Following Too Closely” for the drivers, listing those behaviors as contributing factors. The boy, riding in the right rear seat, suffered a head contusion. The 32-year-old front-seat passenger sustained severe lacerations to her leg and foot. Another driver reported pain to his lower leg. The damage sat at the front ends, where speed and distance ran out.
3. Driver hits midblock Bronx pedestrian 2025-12-01T11:45:00+00:00
   640 EDISON AVE
   A southbound driver went straight by 640 Edison Avenue and hit an older woman crossing midblock. Her head met the metal. She bled and shook. The driver’s head split open. The street kept its silence.
   A 34-year-old male driver traveling south and going straight near 640 Edison Avenue in the Bronx hit a 64-year-old woman who was crossing midblock, away from an intersection. She suffered a head contusion and was recorded as injured and in shock. The driver had severe head lacerations and was also listed as injured and in shock. According to the police report, both parties had “Unspecified” listed as contributing factors, and police did not record driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Distracted Driving. The driver was recorded with no safety equipment in use.
4. Inexperienced rider maimed on Bruckner 2025-11-07T22:51:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY
   A 53-year-old man drove south on the Bruckner and went down. Flesh on concrete. His lower leg torn away. Police recorded driver inexperience. No one else was hurt.
   A 53-year-old man drove a 2014 motorcycle south on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx and crashed, suffering a traumatic lower-leg amputation. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inexperience.” The report states the driver was going straight ahead before impact, with a center front hit and damage to the right front quarter of the motorcycle. The rider was listed as injured, with knee, lower-leg, and foot trauma and a complaint of amputation, and he was reported unconscious at the scene. After recording driver inexperience, the report notes that he wore a helmet. No other people were reported injured.
5. Motorcycle Rider Ejected During Right Turn 2025-07-17T18:56:00+00:00
   SCHLEY AVE
   A 25-year-old motorcyclist was ejected and found unconscious with head and crush injuries on Schley Ave while making a right turn in the Bronx. Police listed contributing factors as "Unspecified."
   According to the police report, a 25-year-old man driving a 2017 KAWK motorcycle on Schley Ave in the Bronx was making a right turn when he was ejected and left unconscious. He suffered head and crush injuries and is listed as an injured occupant. Police recorded all contributing factors as "Unspecified" and did not cite specific driver errors such as failure to yield or distraction. The report notes ejection and serious injury. The crash record lists no other vehicles involved and shows the driver held a New York permit.