Recent severe crashes

1. BMW driver hits, kills man on E 222nd 2025-12-06T00:17:00+00:00
   E 222 ST
   A BMW driver went east on East 222nd Street and hit a 27-year-old man on Boston Road just after midnight. The impact destroyed his body. Paramedics could only declare him dead on a cold Bronx night.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a 2025 BMW sedan traveled east on East 222nd Street near Boston Road just after 12:15 a.m. and hit a 27-year-old man walking outside an intersection. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing weather in the Bronx.
2. Speeding driver slams box truck on Bruckner 2025-12-05T04:39:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound driver in a sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The 29-year-old woman at the wheel died; three passengers were hurt in the frozen Bronx dark.
   According to the police report, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a northbound box truck on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police recorded unsafe speed for the sedan. The 29-year-old woman driving that car was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman riding in the rear seat were injured in the overnight crash on this arterial road.
3. SUV driver hits, kills man on Bruckner 2025-11-24T21:22:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY
   A northbound SUV driver went straight on the Bruckner and hit a 43-year-old man crossing on foot at night. The impact shattered his whole body. He died there on the highway, another pedestrian wiped out in the dark.
   According to the police report, a northbound driver in a 2024 SUV going straight on the Bruckner Expressway hit a 43-year-old man crossing on foot away from any intersection. The report notes trauma to his entire body and lists his injury as fatal. The crash happened on an arterial highway in the Bronx on a Monday evening after dark.
4. Driver going straight kills Bronx pedestrian 2025-11-23T22:40:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A southbound driver on Grand Concourse hit a man in the roadway near East 181st Street late Sunday night. The impact crushed his body. He died there in the dark while the driver kept going straight.
   According to the police report, a driver traveling south on Grand Concourse near East 181st Street hit a male pedestrian in the roadway, away from an intersection, late Sunday evening. The impact caused crush injuries to the pedestrian’s entire body, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police listed both the vehicle type and contributing factors as unspecified, and did not record any other injuries.
5. Bronx driver fails to yield, kills 80-year-old 2025-11-13T12:20:00+00:00
   HOLLAND AVE
   At Holland and Allerton, a male driver turned left and ignored the crossing woman. Police say he failed to yield. He hit her in the head as she walked with the signal. She died in the intersection at midday.
   An 80-year-old woman walking in the Bronx was killed midday at Holland Avenue and Allerton Avenue. According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a 2005 Honda sedan was traveling east and making a left turn when he hit her with the center front of the car as she crossed with the signal. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and View Obstructed/Limited as contributing factors for the driver. The woman was listed as a pedestrian at the intersection with a fatal head injury in daylight conditions.