Recent severe crashes

1. 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.
2. Truck driver kills 68-year-old crossing 149th 2025-10-28T12:23:00+00:00
   E 149 ST
   A box truck driver going west on East 149th hit a 68-year-old man crossing near Third Avenue. The crash shattered his hip and leg and he died there in the afternoon street traffic. Police recorded the driver’s view as obstructed.
   A driver in a box truck going west on E 149 St hit a 68-year-old man who was crossing near 3 Ave in the Bronx. According to the police report, the man suffered a hip and upper-leg fracture and died at the scene. Police recorded view obstructed/limited as a contributing factor as the truck traveled straight ahead in daytime conditions.
3. Right-turn driver kills woman walking, rider 2025-08-26T00:08:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Overnight on Bruckner and Leggett, a turning driver failed to yield and hit a 32‑year‑old woman on foot and a 32‑year‑old woman on an e‑bike. Both suffered crush injuries and died there in the dark.
   According to the police report, a driver making a right turn at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx failed to yield and hit a 32-year-old woman in the intersection and a 32-year-old woman riding an e-bike. Both sustained crush injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The crash happened overnight, after dark.
4. Truck driver pulls out, kills man on Coster 2025-04-17T07:15:00+00:00
   COSTER ST
   A box‑truck driver pulled from a parked spot on Coster Street and hit a 61-year-old man standing in the roadway. His body crushed. He died in the Bronx morning as the city woke.
   According to the police report, a box‑truck driver started from a parked position near Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue and hit a 61-year-old man who was standing in the roadway. The man, recorded as a pedestrian, suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. The crash involved a large truck on a Bronx street in the morning.
5. Afternoon SUV Pileup Kills Man on 149th 2025-04-02T15:16:00+00:00
   E 149 ST
   Three SUV drivers crashed on E 149th near Morris. A 52-year-old man lay in the roadway. One driver rolled over him. He died there in the afternoon, under traffic that did not stop in time.
   Three SUV drivers crashed on E 149th Street near Morris Avenue in the Bronx on an April afternoon. According to the police report, a 52-year-old man was in the roadway when one of the drivers rolled over him, causing crush injuries to his entire body. He died at the scene. All three vehicles were SUVs traveling west, with two stopped in traffic before the collision.