Highbridge Park: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding sedan slams Cross Bronx barrier 2025-11-23T04:06:00+00:00
   CROSS BRONX EXPY
   Before dawn on the Cross Bronx a driver went too fast. Sedan into concrete. Metal buckled. Glass flew. A 34-year-old woman bled from the head as sirens cut through the dark trench of traffic.
   A 34-year-old woman driving a 2024 Nissan sedan on the Cross Bronx Expressway crashed into a barrier and was recorded injured with severe head lacerations and shock. According to the police report, the listed contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. Data show center-front damage to the sedan, with the point of impact at the center front end. The driver, licensed in New York and alone in the car, traveled southeast before the impact. No pedestrians, cyclists, or other vehicles were recorded in this single-car crash, and no other injuries were listed in the report.
2. Motorscooter Overturns, Child Struck, Blood on Edgecombe 2025-04-19T13:40:00+00:00
   EDGECOMBE AVE
   A motorscooter sped down Edgecombe. It flipped. A 9-year-old boy hit, head bleeding. Rider thrown, bleeding. A baby inside, silent. Unsafe speed tore flesh and scattered lives.
   A motorscooter, traveling at unsafe speed on Edgecombe Avenue near West 165th, overturned. According to the police report, the crash left a 9-year-old pedestrian with severe head lacerations and the 32-year-old rider bleeding after partial ejection. A baby, listed as an occupant, was also involved. The report cites 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No other errors or equipment issues were noted. The crash marked the street with blood and pain, its cause clear in the record.
3. SUV Strikes Elderly Woman on Harlem River Drive 2025-02-11T18:19:00+00:00
   HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
   A 77-year-old woman walking along Harlem River Drive was crushed by a southbound SUV. The driver left her unconscious on the asphalt and did not stop. The city’s traffic violence spares no one, not even the oldest among us.
   A 77-year-old woman was struck and severely injured by a southbound SUV on Harlem River Drive, according to the police report. The narrative states the woman was 'walking with traffic' when the vehicle's left front bumper 'crushed her body.' She was left unconscious on the roadway with injuries to her entire body. The driver did not remain at the scene. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified,' offering no further explanation for the driver’s actions. The vehicle involved was a 2024 SUV, registered in New York, traveling straight ahead at the time of the crash. The report makes no mention of any victim behavior contributing to the collision. This incident highlights the ongoing danger faced by pedestrians from drivers who fail to remain at the scene after a crash.
4. Distracted bus driver crushes sedan 2025-12-01T08:31:00+00:00
   W 163 ST
   On West 163rd a bus driver turned and drove into a sedan’s rear. Steel crumpled. A 40-year-old driver held his neck as traffic boxed him in.
   A Hyundai sedan driver and a bus driver both headed southeast on West 163rd Street at Edgecombe Avenue, each making a right turn, when the bus driver hit the back of the sedan. The sedan’s center rear was crushed and the bus’s right front bumper was damaged. One 40-year-old male driver suffered a neck injury, with police listing his injuries as moderate. According to the police report, the vehicles involved were a 2012 Hyundai sedan and a 2017 International bus. According to the police report, officers listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor, recording inattention by at least one driver before the bus hit the sedan.
5. Driver slams sedan on Harlem River 2025-11-29T06:19:00+00:00
   HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
   On Harlem River Drive a southbound driver lost grip and hit hard. His head and neck took the blow. A baby rode with him. The file leaves the child’s fate unclear.
   A man driving a southbound sedan on Harlem River Drive hit a hard center‑front impact that crumpled the right front bumper and left him with head injuries and whiplash. An infant boy was listed as an occupant, but the crash file did not spell out his injuries. According to the police report, the only coded contributing factor was “Pavement Slippery,” and officers did not record failure to yield, distraction, or speeding by the driver. The report notes a center‑front point of impact on the southbound roadway and lists no pedestrians or cyclists in the case file.