Police Precinct 41: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding sedan slams truck on Bruckner 2025-12-05T04:39:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The car crumpled. A 29-year-old woman driving died. Three other occupants were hurt in the dark Bronx corridor.
   A northbound sedan and a northbound box truck collided on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police list both vehicles as going straight when the sedan hit the rear of the truck. A 29-year-old woman driving the sedan was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman in the rear seat were injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded no contributing factors for the truck drivers. The impact crushed the front of the sedan and damaged the rear of the truck, turning routine northbound traffic into another fatal Bronx crash scene.
2. Driver's Failure to Yield Kills Pedestrian, Cyclist 2025-08-26T00:08:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   A driver failed to yield on Bruckner Boulevard at Leggett Avenue and struck a woman walking and a woman on an e‑bike. Both suffered crush injuries and died at the scene. Police list Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   A driver struck a pedestrian and a bicyclist at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx. Both victims were women, age 32, who sustained crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the contributing factor is "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." The pedestrian is recorded as a person at the intersection. The bicyclist is recorded as the driver of an e-bike; the e-bike shows left front quarter panel damage and a pre-crash action of "Starting in Traffic." Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
3. Box Truck Strikes Pedestrian on Coster Street 2025-04-17T07:15:00+00:00
   COSTER ST
   A box truck pulled out. A man stood in the road. The truck hit him head-on. His body crushed. He died there, as the Bronx woke.
   A 61-year-old man was killed when a box truck struck him head-on near Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx. According to the police report, the truck pulled from its spot and hit the man, who was standing in the roadway. The report lists 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' as a contributing factor. The man suffered fatal crush injuries. No other injuries were reported.
4. SUV driver hits woman at Spofford and Manida 2025-10-03T19:12:00+00:00
   SPOFFORD AVE
   A northbound SUV driver on Spofford hit a 29-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at Manida in the Bronx. She suffered head wounds and severe lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention.
   At about 7:12 p.m. at Spofford Avenue and Manida Street in the Bronx, a driver in an SUV traveling north and going straight hit a 29-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk. She suffered head injuries and severe lacerations and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the point of impact was the vehicle’s center front. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention/distraction. The driver, a 57-year-old woman licensed in New York, was the sole occupant. The SUV showed front-end damage. The crash is logged as collision ID 4847260 in the 41st Precinct.
5. Truck backs into man on Bryant 2025-08-22T10:30:00+00:00
   BRYANT AVE
   A box truck reversed on Bryant Avenue and crushed a 73-year-old man working on a parked car. The truck’s back end hit. The man suffered leg crush injuries. Police list Backing Unsafely. System failed the one on foot.
   A box truck reversed on Bryant Avenue near East Bay Avenue and struck a 73-year-old man who was pushing or working on a parked sedan. The pedestrian sustained crush injuries to his lower leg. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Backing Unsafely.” The truck was backing; impact was to its center rear. Data lists Backing Unsafely for the driver and the crash. The parked sedan was hit at its rear. No other factors are cited in the report. The harm fell on the person on foot while the truck showed no damage, underscoring the danger of reversing trucks in curbside space.