Police Precinct 44: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding Taxi Driver Hurt Turning Left 2025-10-03T17:30:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A taxi driver took the left too fast on Grand Concourse at East 158 Street. He crashed. He suffered neck and crush injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver.
   On Grand Concourse at East 158 Street in the Bronx, a taxi driver crashed while making a left turn. He was speeding. The 65-year-old driver suffered neck and crush injuries and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the driver was traveling west and turning left in a 2022 Ford taxi. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. Damage was recorded at the left front bumper. The crash was logged in the 44th Precinct, ZIP 10451. No further injuries were detailed in the report.
2. Bronx driver hits man crossing with signal 2025-09-03T13:13:00+00:00
   E 167 ST
   A driver in an SUV turned right at E 167 St and River Ave in the Bronx and hit a 47-year-old man crossing with the signal. He was semiconscious with severe bleeding. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention.
   A driver in a 2008 Lexus SUV made a right turn at E 167 St and River Ave in the Bronx and hit a 47-year-old man who was crossing with the signal. He suffered a shoulder and upper-arm injury, severe bleeding, and was semiconscious at the scene. According to the police report, the pre-crash action was a right turn and the pedestrian was at the intersection crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention/distraction. The driver was licensed. The case is logged as collision 4840226.
3. Sedan driver collides with moped; rider ejected 2025-09-02T08:00:00+00:00
   E 163 ST
   At E 163 St and Morris Ave, a sedan driver and a moped rider collided. The 73-year-old rider was ejected. He suffered severe cuts and back trauma. Police list causes as unspecified.
   According to the police report, a sedan traveling east and a moped traveling south collided at E 163 St and Morris Ave in the Bronx around 8:00 a.m. The 73-year-old moped rider was ejected and injured, with severe lacerations and a back injury; he was conscious. The report lists contributing factors as "Unspecified" for the involved parties, so police recorded no specific driver errors. Both drivers were reported as going straight before impact, and the sedan’s point of impact was recorded as center front. No other injuries were recorded in the report.
4. Cyclist Hurt Striking Parked Van 2025-08-23T21:31:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   Northbound cyclist on Grand Concourse hit a parked van at E 161 St. Shoulder torn. Blood on the street. Police cite defective pavement. The van sat still. The rider took the blow.
   A northbound bicyclist on Grand Concourse at East 161 Street collided with a parked van. The cyclist suffered an upper‑arm injury and severe bleeding; the van’s occupant was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, “Pavement Defective” was the contributing factor for both parties. The van was parked; the bike’s front end struck the van’s left rear. No driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Distraction were recorded in the data. After those factors, the report notes the bicyclist had no safety equipment listed.
5. SUV Driver Crashes Into Parked Garbage Truck 2025-07-28T04:10:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   The driver of an SUV hit a parked garbage truck on the Major Deegan Expressway. A 38-year-old man suffered crush injuries to his lower leg and foot. Police listed driver inexperience as a contributing factor.
   The driver of an SUV was changing lanes on the Major Deegan Expressway when he struck a parked garbage truck. One driver, a 38-year-old man, suffered crush injuries to his lower leg and foot. According to the police report, "Driver Inexperience" was listed as a contributing factor. Police recorded the SUV’s point of impact as the left front bumper and the truck’s right rear bumper. Airbag deployment and a lap belt were recorded for the injured driver. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The crash report cites driver inexperience as the listed error by police.