West Farms: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Bronx left turn driver floors elder 2025-11-30T16:30:00+00:00
   E 178 ST
   A Bronx sedan driver cut left off Daly and did not yield. He hit an 81-year-old man in the intersection. The old man fell with a head wound as traffic pushed past.
   An 81-year-old man walking at East 178th Street and Daly Avenue in the Bronx was hit by a southbound sedan driver making a left turn. According to the police report, officers listed “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” as the contributing factor for the driver, the injured pedestrian, and a registrant entry. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver as the crash cause. The pedestrian, described as “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection” and “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk,” suffered a head injury and abrasions and was recorded as conscious. The report notes no damage to the 2014 sedan and lists the driver as a 43-year-old man. No other occupants were reported injured.
2. Moped driver fails to yield, injures woman 2025-11-29T22:46:00+00:00
   SOUTHERN BLVD
   A moped driver pushed north on Southern. At East Tremont the driver failed to yield. The moped hit a woman in the intersection. She went down with a head bruise on the cold Bronx asphalt.
   A moped driver heading north on Southern Boulevard hit a woman in the intersection at East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. The woman, a pedestrian at the intersection, suffered a head contusion and was reported injured but conscious. According to the police report, the crash involved a “Moped” and listed “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as contributing factors. Police also recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” for the moped occupant classified as a witness. The report notes the pedestrian as “Crossing Against Signal,” but only after the driver’s failure to yield and distraction left her exposed in the crosshairs of traffic.
3. Truck driver rams Bronx SUVs 2025-11-27T05:10:00+00:00
   CROSS BRONX EXPY
   Before dawn on the Cross Bronx, a westbound truck driver plowed into a parked SUV, then a moving one. A young woman grabbed her head. His leg bled in the dark roar.
   A westbound box truck driver on the Cross Bronx Expressway hit a parked westbound SUV, then hit another westbound SUV going straight with a 23-year-old woman in the right rear seat. She suffered a head injury and reported pain. The 32-year-old male truck driver reported abrasions to his lower leg. According to the police report, listed factors were “Other Vehicular,” “Following Too Closely,” and “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded following too closely and unsafe speed by the driver traveling west. No pedestrians or cyclists were recorded in this crash. Helmet use and signals were not cited as contributing factors.
4. Head-on sedan crash maims moped rider 2025-11-12T17:48:00+00:00
   E 180 ST
   On E 180 Street, a westbound sedan driver met a moped head-on. Metal buckled. The young driver shook in shock. His friend’s lower leg broke and bent on the Bronx asphalt.
   Two young men rode a 2013 Yamaha moped east on E 180 Street at Daly Avenue in the Bronx when a westbound sedan driver hit them head-on. According to the police report, both vehicles were “Going Straight Ahead,” with impact at the moped’s center front and the sedan’s left front bumper. The report lists contributing factors as “Unspecified” for both injured riders and records no specific driver errors, despite the direct, opposing paths on a narrow Bronx street. The 23-year-old moped driver suffered shoulder and upper arm trauma and was recorded in shock. His 20-year-old rear passenger sustained a fractured, distorted, dislocated lower leg.
5. Unlicensed driver hits SUV on E 177 2025-10-30T06:03:00+00:00
   E 177 ST
   Two eastbound SUVs collided on E 177 St at Bronx Park Ave. A 46-year-old woman driver was injured. Police recorded driver inattention and drowsiness. One driver was unlicensed.
   Two SUVs traveling east on E 177 St collided near Bronx Park Ave in the Bronx. A 46-year-old woman driving a Nissan SUV was injured, reporting whiplash and shock. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Fatigued/Drowsy for the drivers. The driver of a Ford SUV showed right-front damage; the Nissan had damage along the left side. Police also listed one driver as unlicensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.