Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Bronx SUV driver slams moped 2025-11-30T13:05:00+00:00
   3721 RIVERDALE AVE
   A southbound SUV driver cut wrong on Riverdale Avenue. A moped rider took the blow and flew. His body hit Bronx pavement while families shook inside bent steel.
   A southbound SUV driver hit a southbound moped near 3721 Riverdale Avenue in the Bronx, then sent the crash into a parked SUV. The 41-year-old man driving the moped was ejected and suffered fractures and trauma across his body. Infants, children, and adults riding in the SUVs were listed with injuries or complaints. According to the police report, the listed contributing factor was “Passing or Lane Usage Improper.” Police recorded that driver error as the primary cause. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported hurt in the crash.
2. Kia driver knocks Bronx senior down 2025-11-07T17:58:00+00:00
   HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY
   A Kia driver went west on Henry Hudson Parkway and hit a 70-year-old man in the West 239th Street intersection. Center-front blow. Head wound. Concussion. He lay semiconscious as police checked every cause as unspecified.
   According to the police report, a woman driving a 2020 Kia sedan west on Henry Hudson Parkway hit a 70-year-old man in the intersection at West 239 Street in the Bronx. Police wrote that the driver hit him with the center front of the car. The man was recorded with a head injury, a concussion, and semiconscious at the scene. According to the police report, officers marked every contributing factor for both the driver and the pedestrian as “Unspecified.” Police listed the pedestrian’s action as “Crossing Against Signal” and did not record any specific driver error.
3. Bronx crossroads crash injures girls 2025-11-07T06:50:00+00:00
   W 263 ST
   Two sedans met at West 263rd and Liebig. Metal hit hard. A 7-year-old girl took a head blow in back. An 11-year-old girl hurt up front. Both drivers came away marked injured in the report.
   Two sedan drivers collided at West 263rd Street and Liebig Avenue in the Bronx just before 7 a.m. A 7-year-old girl riding in the right rear seat was recorded with a head injury at severity 2. An 11-year-old front-seat passenger was also listed as injured. According to the police report, a 77-year-old man driving a Ford traveled west and a 28-year-old woman driving a Jeep traveled north when the drivers crashed. The Ford driver’s head injury was marked severity 3, and the Jeep driver’s neck injury was listed as severity 2. According to the police report, all contributing factors for both drivers and passengers were marked “Unspecified.”
4. Elderly driver slams parked Bronx SUV 2025-11-04T07:30:00+00:00
   5355 HENRY HUDSON PKWY W
   An 89-year-old woman drove her Chevy straight and hit a parked SUV by Henry Hudson Parkway West. Right front into left rear. She was hurt and incoherent. Police recorded only unspecified factors.
   An 89-year-old woman driving a 2007 Chevy sedan southbound hit a parked 2018 Toyota SUV near 5355 Henry Hudson Parkway West in the Bronx at 7:30 a.m. The sedan’s right front bumper struck the SUV’s left rear quarter panel. The driver was injured and recorded as incoherent. According to the police report, the sedan was going straight ahead and the SUV was parked, with “Unspecified” listed as the contributing factor for the involved parties. Police recorded unspecified contributing factors for the drivers and occupants. The report notes the 89-year-old driver wore a lap belt and harness. No one was recorded inside the parked SUV when the crash occurred.
5. Driver injured on Waldo Avenue; accelerator defect cited 2025-10-22T20:00:00+00:00
   4682 WALDO AVE
   A BMW driver eastbound on Waldo Avenue was hurt. Police recorded an accelerator defect. The sedan showed front-end damage. Two other listed occupants have injuries marked unspecified.
   Police logged a crash near 4682 Waldo Avenue in the Bronx at 8 p.m. A 72-year-old man driving a 2025 BMW sedan was injured with a back contusion. The sedan showed center-front damage. Travel direction: east. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Accelerator Defective." No pedestrian or cyclist was listed among the injured. Two additional individuals are listed as occupants with injuries marked "Unspecified." The driver was licensed. Pre-crash action: going straight ahead. Point of impact: center front end. The data lists no driver error such as failure to yield or speeding.