Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding Driver Kills Pedestrian on Webster 2025-05-10T00:44:00+00:00
   WEBSTER AVE
   A driver racing down Webster Avenue hit a 43-year-old man in the crosswalk at East 168th just after midnight. Police flagged unsafe speed. The crash crushed his body and ended his life on the street.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan heading south on Webster Avenue hit a 43-year-old man walking at East 168th Street in the Bronx just before 1 a.m. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor. The pedestrian suffered fatal crush injuries to his entire body. Two occupants in the sedan were also listed in the report, with no injury details given.
2. Distracted Mercedes Driver Rear-Ends Ford, Kills Man 2025-03-22T03:47:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A distracted Mercedes driver slammed into the back of a 2009 Ford on the Major Deegan overnight. The 39-year-old Ford driver died at the wheel while heading south through the Bronx.
   According to the police report, a driver in a Mercedes sedan traveling southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway hit the rear of a 2009 Ford sedan at 3:47 a.m. in the Bronx. The 39-year-old man driving the Ford died at the scene from injuries to his entire body. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed for the Mercedes driver in this overnight crash.
3. Bronx bus driver hits man in crosswalk 2025-11-25T22:40:00+00:00
   3 AVE
   A bus driver rolled down 3 Ave and hit a 56-year-old man at St Pauls Pl. The man was crossing at the intersection when the bus driver hit and tore his lower arm.
   According to the police report, a southbound bus driver on 3 Ave hit a 56-year-old man on foot at St Pauls Pl in the Bronx. The pedestrian was at the intersection and suffered severe lacerations to his lower arm, recorded as a serious injury. Police noted the man was crossing against the signal and listed pedestrian error and limited view as contributing factors. The bus was recorded as going straight before the impact on its right front side.
4. Speeding Taxi Driver Crashes Turning Left 2025-10-03T17:30:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A 65-year-old taxi driver blew a left turn on Grand Concourse at East 158th and crashed. Police recorded unsafe speed before he ended up with neck and crush injuries.
   According to the police report, a 65-year-old taxi driver traveling west on East 158th Street in the Bronx crashed while making a left turn onto Grand Concourse in the late afternoon. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. The man, driving a 2022 Ford taxi, sustained neck and crush injuries and was listed as conscious at the scene.
5. Bronx SUV driver mows down man in crosswalk 2025-09-03T13:13:00+00:00
   E 167 ST
   A Lexus SUV driver turned right at E 167 St and River Ave and hit a 47-year-old man crossing with the signal. He lay semiconscious and bleeding while the driver who failed to yield kept the car upright and intact.
   A 2008 Lexus SUV driver made a right turn from E 167 St onto River Ave in the Bronx and hit a 47-year-old man who was crossing the intersection with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered a shoulder and upper-arm injury, severe bleeding, and was semiconscious at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and driver inattention or distraction by the driver. The driver was licensed. The case is logged as collision 4840226.