Castle Hill-Unionport: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding drivers crush Bruckner exit 2025-11-19T17:16:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER EXPY
   Drivers rushed down the westbound Bruckner exit. One slammed into the next. Five cars buckled. An 18-year-old driver took crush blows to his neck. Police recorded unsafe speed by a driver. Steel folded on the curve.
   Drivers in five sedans and SUVs, all heading west on the Bruckner Expressway Exit 53 in the Bronx, crashed in a chain reaction. Multiple occupants were hurt. An 18-year-old male driver suffered neck and crush injuries. According to the police report “Unsafe Speed” was the contributing factor. Police recorded unsafe speed by a driver and did not list any other driver errors in the dataset. No pedestrians or cyclists were recorded in this ramp crash; every listed victim was a vehicle occupant trapped in fast traffic on the tight exit.
2. Pickup Truck Strikes Pedestrian on Havemeyer Ave 2025-07-04T21:09:00+00:00
   HAVEMEYER AVE
   A pickup truck hit a woman crossing Havemeyer Ave. She suffered severe head cuts. The driver failed to yield. Both were hurt. The street stayed raw and dangerous.
   A Ram pickup truck struck a 55-year-old woman as she crossed Havemeyer Ave at Quimby Ave in the Bronx. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and failed to yield the right-of-way. The pedestrian suffered severe lacerations to her head. The driver, a 27-year-old man, was also injured. Both injuries were linked to the driver’s failure to yield, as listed in the report. No other contributing factors were cited.
3. Passenger Suffers Amputation in Bronx Parkway Crash 2025-05-07T17:23:00+00:00
   HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY
   Two sedans collided on Hutchinson River Parkway. A front passenger lost a limb. Drivers and others hurt. No cause listed. Metal, speed, pain. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
   Two sedans crashed on Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx. According to the police report, a 44-year-old male front passenger suffered an amputation and injuries to his entire body. A 40-year-old female driver was also injured, with chest trauma. Other occupants sustained unspecified injuries. The report lists no contributing factors or driver errors. Both vehicles were traveling straight ahead. No mention of helmet or signal use. The crash left lasting harm for those inside.
4. Box-truck driver slams Bronx sedan 2025-12-02T17:27:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BOULEVARD
   On Bruckner a box‑truck driver crushed a Hyundai’s rear. Steel bent. Glass rattled. The driver’s arm bruised. His passenger’s back throbbed while traffic rolled past the wrecked bumper.
   A box‑truck driver and a Hyundai sedan driver were heading south on Bruckner Boulevard near the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx when the truck’s front end hit the center rear of the sedan. According to the police report, the sedan’s left rear bumper was damaged and the truck’s center front end was crushed. The report says a 33‑year‑old male sedan driver suffered a bruised upper arm and a 29‑year‑old male front passenger suffered a bruised back; both were listed as injured and in shock. According to the police report, all contributing factors for the drivers were recorded as “Unspecified,” so the data list no specific driver errors for this rear‑end crash.
5. Tailgating driver hammers Cross Bronx car 2025-11-28T13:45:00+00:00
   CROSS BRONX EXPY
   On the Cross Bronx a tailgating driver slammed a sedan. The 66-year-old woman at the wheel felt her head snap. A 93-year-old passenger sat rigid beside her. Steel closed in, indifferent to age or pain.
   A driver rear-ended a Toyota sedan on the Cross Bronx Expressway while both vehicles were going straight. The impact crushed the car’s center back end and hurt the people inside. The 66-year-old woman driving the Toyota reported head pain and whiplash. A 93-year-old front-seat passenger was listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Other Vehicular” and “Following Too Closely.” Police recorded following too closely by the driver as a key factor, and data list both primary factors as driver-related. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved, but the crash left two women injured in the trench of the expressway.