Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Driver Hits Woman Off Bronx Road 2025-08-06T23:47:00+00:00
   W 174 ST
   A distracted driver going north on Macombs Road hit a 44-year-old woman who was off the roadway near W 174th Street. The impact crushed her body. She died there, at night, because someone looked away.
   According to the police report, a driver traveling north on Macombs Road hit a 44-year-old woman near West 174th Street in the Bronx at night during light rain. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction. The driver hit her with the center front of the vehicle while she was not in the roadway. She was killed and suffered crush injuries to her entire body.
2. SUV driver pulls out, slams Bronx cyclist 2025-09-26T22:20:00+00:00
   92 W TREMONT AVE
   A driver in a Toyota SUV pulled from parking on West Tremont Avenue and hit a 33-year-old man riding east on his bike. The crash left the cyclist ejected with severe lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2015 Toyota SUV pulled out from a parking space into the eastbound lane of West Tremont Avenue near 92 and entered the path of a 33-year-old man riding east on a bike. The driver hit the cyclist, who was ejected and suffered severe lacerations to his body. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver.
3. Cyclist Slams Parked Van on Grand Concourse 2025-08-23T21:31:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A 48-year-old rider going north on Grand Concourse at E 161 St hit a parked van at night. His shoulder was torn open and heavily bleeding while the van sat unmarked in the dark.
   A 48-year-old man riding a bicycle north on Grand Concourse near East 161st Street hit a legally parked van on Saturday evening in the Bronx. According to the police report, he suffered a shoulder and upper-arm injury with severe bleeding and was partially ejected from the bike. The crash occurred after dark on a weekend night. The van’s rear left side was listed with no damage.
4. Overnight SUV Driver Slams Parked Garbage Truck 2025-07-28T04:10:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A 38-year-old SUV driver changing lanes on the Major Deegan hit a parked garbage truck overnight. He suffered crush injuries to his lower leg and foot. Police recorded driver inexperience as a key factor.
   A 38-year-old man driving an SUV on the Major Deegan Expressway hit a parked garbage truck while changing lanes around 4:10 a.m. Monday in the Bronx. According to the police report, the SUV driver suffered crush injuries to his lower leg and foot. Police recorded driver inexperience and an obstructed or limited view as contributing factors in the overnight crash.
5. Driver Passes Too Close, Bleeds Bronx Pedestrian 2025-05-18T00:12:00+00:00
   E 175 ST
   A driver going straight on Jerome Avenue passed too close and hit a 40-year-old man in the roadway overnight. The pedestrian’s lower leg bled heavily as the licensed driver’s car showed no damage.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver going south on Jerome Avenue hit a 40-year-old man who was in the roadway away from an intersection just after midnight. Police recorded pedestrian error or confusion and passing too closely as contributing factors. The pedestrian suffered a lower-leg injury with severe bleeding in this overnight Bronx crash.