Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Two SUV Drivers Collide on Major Deegan 2025-10-06T04:38:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   Two northbound SUV drivers collided on the Major Deegan in the Bronx. One driver was ejected with burns and a neck injury. A 22-year-old front passenger was listed with unspecified injury. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.
   Two SUV drivers traveling north on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx collided. The crash damaged the center front of a 2003 Honda SUV and the center back of a 2013 Honda SUV. Police listed a 54-year-old male driver injured, ejected, with severe burns and a neck injury. A 22-year-old female front passenger was recorded with unspecified injury. Another driver and an occupant were also marked as unspecified. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction."
2. Driver Fell Asleep, Deegan Crash Injures 23-Year-Old 2025-09-18T09:50:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A northbound driver in a sedan fell asleep on the Major Deegan in the Bronx and crashed. The 23-year-old suffered a neck injury with severe bleeding. Police noted center-front impact and damage.
   On September 18, 2025, at 9:50 a.m., on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, a northbound driver in a 2019 Dodge sedan going straight crashed and sustained center front end damage. The 23-year-old driver was injured, with a neck injury and severe bleeding, and was conscious. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Fell Asleep.” Police recorded that the driver fell asleep. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed in the report. The vehicle had one occupant, and the driver held a valid New York license. The crash fell within the 50th Precinct area.
3. Tow truck driver cuts through cyclist 2025-11-25T17:35:00+00:00
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   On Van Cortlandt Park South, a tow truck driver turned left toward Orloff and hit a 25-year-old man riding north. He went down hard. His neck burned. Shock set in. Police cited blocked view and distraction.
   A tow truck driver heading north on Van Cortlandt Park South turned left toward Orloff Avenue and hit a 25-year-old man riding a bike straight north. The cyclist was partially ejected, suffered a neck injury, and was recorded in shock. No injuries were listed for the tow truck driver or other occupants. According to the police report, contributing factors included “View Obstructed/Limited, Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded view obstruction and inattention tied to the tow truck driver in this Bronx crash, while the man on the bike took the impact and the injury.
4. Mercedes lane change injures Bronx driver 2025-11-20T21:38:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   Southbound on the Deegan at night, a Mercedes driver cuts over and hits a Hyundai’s rear. Metal snaps. A 44-year-old driver takes a head hit and shock while police write “Other Vehicular.”
   Two sedans headed south on the Major Deegan Expressway when the driver of a Mercedes changed lanes and hit the left rear bumper of a Hyundai that was going straight. The 44-year-old Hyundai driver suffered a head injury, went into shock, and was recorded as injured. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Other Vehicular” for both drivers, and the injured driver’s person record also shows “Other Vehicular” as a contributing factor. Damage to the Hyundai’s left rear bumper and the Mercedes’ right front bumper matches the impact pattern police logged at the scene.
5. Distracted BMW driver slams Bronx wall 2025-11-18T01:57:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   On the Deegan a young man drifted. The BMW hit the wall head-on. Steel buckled. Glass burst. The driver flew out onto cold Bronx concrete and bled under highway lights.
   A 23-year-old man driving a 2022 BMW sedan north on the Major Deegan Expressway hit a barrier head-on and was ejected onto the roadway. He suffered facial injuries and minor bleeding. Another 23-year-old male occupant was listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Other Vehicular” were contributing factors. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the primary error by the driver. Impact and damage were concentrated at the center front end while the driver was going straight ahead. Records show the driver was licensed. Safety equipment for the driver was recorded as none, after the listed driver errors.