Crash Count for Mott Haven-Port Morris
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 3,304
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 2,179
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 546
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 58
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 17
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025
Carnage in Mott Haven-Port Morris
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 17
+2
Crush Injuries 21
Back 6
+1
Lower leg/foot 6
+1
Whole body 5
Neck 4
Head 3
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Severe Bleeding 10
Head 6
+1
Lower leg/foot 2
Lower arm/hand 1
Whole body 1
Severe Lacerations 16
Lower leg/foot 7
+2
Head 4
Face 3
Hip/upper leg 1
Whole body 1
Concussion 17
Head 11
+6
Back 2
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Neck 1
Whiplash 96
Neck 38
+33
Back 25
+20
Head 25
+20
Shoulder/upper arm 5
Whole body 5
Chest 3
Hip/upper leg 3
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Contusion/Bruise 102
Lower leg/foot 26
+21
Head 19
+14
Shoulder/upper arm 15
+10
Lower arm/hand 14
+9
Neck 7
+2
Whole body 7
+2
Back 6
+1
Hip/upper leg 5
Face 4
Chest 3
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Eye 1
Abrasion 65
Lower arm/hand 27
+22
Face 10
+5
Head 7
+2
Lower leg/foot 7
+2
Hip/upper leg 4
Whole body 3
Chest 2
Neck 2
Shoulder/upper arm 2
Back 1
Pain/Nausea 32
Head 8
+3
Neck 5
Back 4
Lower leg/foot 4
Abdomen/pelvis 3
Lower arm/hand 3
Shoulder/upper arm 3
Hip/upper leg 2
Face 1
Whole body 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Mott Haven-Port Morris?

Preventable Speeding in Mott Haven-Port Morris School Zones

(since 2022)
E 138 and St. Ann’s: a teenager in the road

E 138 and St. Ann’s: a teenager in the road

Mott Haven-Port Morris: Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 27, 2025

Just after midday on Sep 22, 2025, at E 138 St and St. Ann’s Ave, the driver of a Ford sedan hit a 17-year-old who was walking. He left with a broken leg NYC Open Data.

This Week

  • Sep 22: A driver in a 2011 Ford sedan hit a 17-year-old at E 138 St and St. Ann’s Ave; he suffered a fracture NYC Open Data.
  • Sep 16: At the same corner, multiple drivers tangled with two people walking; police recorded one right turn and one left turn by the drivers in sedans NYC Open Data.
  • Sep 14: A driver in a sedan hit a 63-year-old woman crossing near 460 E 138 St; she left in shock with a pelvic fracture NYC Open Data.

The toll on these blocks

Since 2022, in Mott Haven–Port Morris, there have been 3,298 crashes, injuring 2,168 people and killing 17 NYC Open Data. Among them: one person walking was killed; five people on bikes were killed NYC Open Data.

Citywide anger spilled over this week after a Midtown hit-and-run. “When a German tourist is decapitated in Midtown by a reckless driver with a fake plate, you simply have to scream,” wrote Streetsblog Streetsblog NYC.

Nights take their pound of flesh

Deaths stack up after dark here. Police records show fatal counts peaking around 10 PM, with two or more deaths also recorded at 7 PM, 1 AM, and midnight over the period NYC Open Data.

Named driver errors appear again and again in the files: inattention and distraction; disregarding signals; failure to yield. Each comes attached to injured bodies at this scale: inattention with 18 injuries; disregarding traffic control with 12; failure to yield with 11 NYC Open Data.

Corners we already know

Bruckner Boulevard appears again and again in the crash logs. So does the Major Deegan. Police list both among the highest-injury locations in this area since 2022 NYC Open Data.

At E 138 St and St. Ann’s Ave, two people walking were hit in separate crashes in one week. One corner. Two bodies. Same story NYC Open Data.

The work only leaders can do

Albany has a bill ready to cage repeat speeders. The Senate’s S 4045 would require speed limiters for drivers with patterns of dangerous violations; Sen. Jose Serrano co-sponsored it and voted yes in committee this June Open States. The Assembly’s A 2299 matches it; Assembly Member Amanda Septimo is a co-sponsor Open States. On the city side, Council Member Diana Ayala co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks, a basic sightline fix at turns NYC Council.

These streets will not slow themselves. The Assembly can pass A 2299. The Senate can keep S 4045 moving. The city can keep clearing corners and hardening turns on E 138 St and along Bruckner Boulevard. Each day without action is another body in the road.

Take one step now. Tell your representatives to act on speed and repeat offenders. Start here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened this week at E 138 St and St. Ann’s Ave?
On Sep 22, 2025, the driver of a 2011 Ford sedan hit a 17-year-old walking at E 138 St and St. Ann’s Ave; he suffered a leg fracture. On Sep 16, separate drivers at the same corner were involved in a crash that injured two people walking. Source: NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes).
How bad is traffic violence in Mott Haven–Port Morris since 2022?
From 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-27, there were 3,298 crashes, 2,168 injuries, and 17 deaths recorded in this area. Source: NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes).
Where are the worst locations in this area?
Police records list Bruckner Boulevard and the Major Deegan Expressway among top injury locations here since 2022. Source: NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes).
What is being proposed to stop repeat dangerous driving?
In Albany, S 4045 and A 2299 would require speed limiters for drivers with repeat dangerous violations. State Sen. Jose Serrano co-sponsored and voted yes on S 4045; Assembly Member Amanda Septimo co-sponsored A 2299. Sources: Open States bill pages.
How were these numbers calculated?
We pulled NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes, Persons, Vehicles) and filtered to the Mott Haven–Port Morris area for 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-27. We counted crashes, injuries, deaths, serious injuries, top locations, and select contributing factors from the same source, using the precinct/area tags matching this geography. You can explore the base datasets here (with related Persons and Vehicles tables linked in our citations).
What is CrashCount?
We’re a tool for helping hold local politicians and other actors accountable for their failure to protect you when you’re walking or cycling in NYC. We update our site constantly to provide you with up to date information on what’s happening in your neighborhood.

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Council Member Diana I. Ayala

District 8

State Senator Jose Serrano

District 29

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Mott Haven-Port Morris

28
German tourist killed in hit-and-run was in NYC with husband to celebrate anniversary
27
E 139 St Merge Crash Injures Five

Sep 27 - Two southbound sedan drivers collided at E 139 St and Morris Ave at 1:21 a.m. Three passengers were hurt, one with a head wound. Both drivers were injured. Metal tore. Glass fell. The Bronx night took the rest.

Two southbound sedan drivers collided at E 139 St and Morris Ave in the Bronx at 1:21 a.m. One driver was merging. The other was going straight. Three passengers were injured, including one with a head injury. Both drivers were also hurt. Five people in all. "According to the police report, both sedans were southbound; one driver was merging and the other was going straight." Police recorded contributing factors as unspecified. The impact marked the left front of one car and the right front of the other. No pedestrians were listed. The damage fell on the people inside.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845651 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
25
Driver charged in fatal Midtown Manhattan hit-and-run, NYPD says
24
Back-end crash injures Bronx SUV driver, passenger

Sep 24 - A driver in a 2016 Mazda SUV was hit in the back on Bruckner Blvd at St Anns Pl. The 31-year-old driver and a 35-year-old front passenger suffered crush injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as unspecified.

Two people were hurt when a driver in a 2016 Mazda SUV was hit in the center back end on Bruckner Blvd at St Anns Pl. The 31-year-old driver and a 35-year-old front passenger reported back crush injuries. "According to the police report, the point of impact was the center rear." Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for the involved parties, and no driver errors such as Failure to Yield were noted. A second vehicle is listed with no make, model, or driver information.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844926 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
24
German Woman Killed by Hit and Run Driver Near Bryant Park

22
Driver hits teen on St Anns near 138th

Sep 22 - A northbound driver in a Ford sedan went straight on St Anns Avenue and hit a 17-year-old crossing outside an intersection near E 138 St. The teen suffered a lower-leg fracture. Center-front impact.

A driver in a Ford sedan, traveling north on St Anns Avenue, went straight and hit a 17-year-old pedestrian who was crossing outside an intersection near E 138 St in the Bronx. The teen was conscious and suffered a lower-leg fracture. According to the police report, the listed contributing factor was “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.” The report records no driver error. The vehicle showed center-front damage, consistent with a straight-ahead impact. The driver was a 56-year-old woman; injuries to the driver were not specified. The crash time was 3:46 p.m.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844518 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
16
Turning Drivers Injure Two Pedestrians, Bronx

Sep 16 - Two drivers turned at E 138 Street and St Anns Avenue in the Bronx. They crashed. Two pedestrians were hurt. A 30-year-old man suffered a leg fracture. A 55-year-old woman had a head injury. Passengers and drivers were also hurt. Police cited driver inattention.

Two sedans were turning at E 138 Street and St Anns Avenue when the drivers crashed. The collision injured two pedestrians: a 30-year-old man with a lower-leg fracture and a 55-year-old woman with a head injury. Multiple occupants were also hurt, including two drivers and two front-seat passengers. According to the police report, the contributing factor was 'Driver Inattention/Distraction.' Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the drivers. The report lists the moving vehicles as making a left turn and a right turn at impact. Parked vehicles, an SUV and a pickup, showed rear damage.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843877 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
14
Driver hits 63-year-old woman on E 138

Sep 14 - A driver in a sedan hit a 63-year-old woman at 460 E 138 St in the Bronx. She suffered abdomen and pelvis injuries and a fracture. Police recorded no driver contributing factor.

According to the police report, a driver in a sedan hit a 63-year-old woman at 460 E 138 St in the Bronx at 8:36 p.m. The sedan’s center front made contact. She suffered injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and a fracture/dislocation. Police recorded injury severity 3 and noted shock. The report did not list a driver contributing factor. Police placed the crash in ZIP 10454, within the 40th Precinct. They recorded the location as not at an intersection in NYC.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842867 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
13
East 141 Street Parking Pullout Collision Injures Two

Sep 13 - A driver in a sedan collided with a driver in an SUV who was pulling from parking near 666 E 141 St. Both drivers were hurt: head and whiplash for one, shoulder pain for the other, in the Bronx.

Two drivers crashed near 666 E 141 St in the Bronx. The sedan’s driver was traveling east. The SUV’s driver was starting from parking. The impact hit the sedan’s right front bumper and the SUV’s left front quarter panel. Two men were injured. A 47-year-old driver suffered a head injury with whiplash. A 42-year-old driver reported shoulder pain. According to the police report, both drivers were licensed, each was alone in the vehicle, and both were traveling east. The report listed contributing factors as “Unspecified” for both drivers. No pedestrians or cyclists were recorded as injured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842827 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
13
Box Truck Driver Hits SUV on Willow Ave

Sep 13 - Two drivers crashed at Willow Ave and E 133 St in the Bronx. The box truck driver went east. The SUV driver went south. The 46-year-old woman driving the SUV was injured. Police recorded distraction and failure to yield by the drivers.

A box truck driver traveling east and an SUV driver traveling south collided while going straight at Willow Ave and E 133 St in the Bronx (ZIP 10454). The SUV’s 46-year-old driver was injured, with arm and internal complaints noted. The truck had center front-end damage; the SUV had right-front damage. According to the police report, officers recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the drivers. No other injuries were specified in the report. Both drivers were licensed. Vehicles were a 2015 GMC box truck and a 2023 Mercedes SUV.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844696 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
11
Left-Turn Crash on Grand Concourse Injures Three

Sep 11 - Left-turning Honda SUV driver and southbound Cadillac SUV driver crashed on Grand Concourse at E 144th. A woman passenger, a 10-year-old boy, and a woman driver were hurt. Police recorded failure to yield. One driver unlicensed. Parked SUV damaged.

A Honda SUV driver made a left turn westbound. A Cadillac SUV driver went south, straight through. The drivers crashed at Grand Concourse and East 144th Street in the Bronx. Two passengers were hurt: a 32-year-old woman with a head injury and a 10-year-old boy with a head bruise. A 56-year-old driver was also injured. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” was a contributing factor. One driver was unlicensed, per the report. A parked SUV was listed with front-bumper damage. The report notes impact to the right front of one vehicle and the center front of the other. The crash was logged at 9:04 a.m.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842772 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
10
SUV Driver Rear-Ends Sedan on Bruckner Blvd

Sep 10 - A driver in an SUV hit a sedan’s rear on Bruckner Blvd at Brown Place. One driver, 41, suffered neck and crush injuries. Police recorded Following Too Closely.

Two eastbound drivers collided on Bruckner Boulevard at Brown Place in the Bronx. A driver in an SUV went straight and hit the rear of a sedan. The crash injured one driver, a 41-year-old man, with neck injuries and crush complaints. According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling east, the sedan showed damage to the right rear bumper, and the SUV had damage to the center front end. Police recorded Following Too Closely by the SUV driver. The other driver, 48, was listed with unspecified injury.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841147 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
6
Driver flips sedan on Bruckner; passenger hurt

Sep 6 - While turning left at Bruckner Blvd and Alexander Ave, a driver overturned a 2017 Toyota sedan. The driver and a 27-year-old rear passenger were injured. Police listed contributing factors as Unspecified.

On Bruckner Blvd at Alexander Ave in the Bronx, a driver making a left turn overturned a 2017 Toyota sedan at about 2:54 a.m. A 27-year-old rear passenger was injured. The 73-year-old driver was also hurt. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and overturned the sedan at the intersection, injuring both the driver and the rear passenger. Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified," and did not cite a specific driver error.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840020 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
5
Box cutter-wielding Mercedes driver slashes bike-riding dad in NYC road rage clash: cops, sources
4
Bronx U-Turn Crash Injures Front Passenger

Sep 4 - Two SUV drivers collided at 281 E 143 St in the Bronx as one tried a U-turn. A 38-year-old front-seat passenger suffered neck whiplash. Police recorded Turning Improperly.

Two SUV drivers collided at 281 E 143 St in the Bronx, 10451. One driver headed west made a U-turn. The other drove east, going straight. A 38-year-old front-seat passenger was injured with neck whiplash. According to the police report, contributing factors included "Turning Improperly." It also listed one pre-crash action as "Making U Turn" and the other as "Going Straight Ahead." The passenger was listed as injured. The drivers were not listed as injured. Damage hit the left front of one SUV and the right front of the other.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840016 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
3
Videos allegedly show ‘reckless’ NYC subway operator allowing minors to take MTA train out for a joyride
31
Man fatally struck by train at Harlem subway station

28
Westbound SUV, Northbound Sedan Crash

Aug 28 - A westbound SUV and a northbound sedan collided at E 135 St and Lincoln Ave. A 50-year-old driver suffered shoulder and upper-arm contusions; two other occupants had unspecified injuries.

According to the police report, the driver of a westbound Toyota SUV and the driver of a northbound Toyota sedan collided at E 135 St and Lincoln Ave in the Bronx at 1:37 a.m. The driver of the SUV struck the right front quarter of the sedan with the SUV's left front. One male driver, 50, sustained a shoulder and upper-arm contusion and was conscious; two other occupants were recorded with unspecified injuries. The report lists contributing factors for involved persons as Unspecified. No specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Unsafe Speed are identified in the data.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838160 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
24
SUV driver hits westbound cyclist on Bruckner

Aug 24 - A driver in an SUV hit a westbound cyclist at Bruckner Blvd and East 138th. The rider suffered a fractured, dislocated shoulder. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

A driver in an SUV struck a westbound cyclist at Bruckner Blvd and East 138th. The bicyclist, a 31-year-old man, suffered a fractured and dislocated shoulder. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." Police list the SUV driver traveling north and the cyclist traveling west, both going straight ahead. Point of impact was the SUV's right front quarter panel into the bike's center front. The report records the cyclist injured and lists no injury for the motorist.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
24
Motorcycle rear-ends SUV on Morris

Aug 24 - Northbound bike smashes the SUV’s back end on Morris at East 140th. The rider goes down, hurt and conscious. The SUV was turning left. Following too closely led the way. Bronx street, hard stop, metal to bone.

A motorcycle traveling north struck the center rear of a northbound SUV that was making a left turn at Morris Ave and E 140 St in the Bronx. One motorcyclist was injured with arm trauma and remained conscious. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Following Too Closely.” The SUV showed back-end damage; the motorcycle had front-end damage. Driver errors cited include Following Too Closely. Only after those failures, the report notes the injured rider lacked safety equipment. No pedestrians were listed. The crash is recorded under collision ID 4837479 with multiple occupants noted and one injury.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837479 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02