Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Hunts Point?
Hunts Point Bleeds While City Hall Sleeps
Hunts Point: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 29, 2025
Blood on the Sidewalks: Recent Crashes in Hunts Point
The streets of Hunts Point do not forgive. In the last twelve months, two people have died and 292 have been injured in 430 crashes (NYC Open Data). Most were on foot or in cars. Some were children. Some were old. The numbers do not flinch. They do not lie.
Just days ago, a driver ran a red light at Hunts Point Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard. His car jumped the curb. Three men on the sidewalk were hit. One is still fighting for his life. The driver ran but did not get far. Police charged him with vehicular assault and reckless endangerment. “Jenkins’ vehicle struck three pedestrians on the sidewalk, then hit a Chevy Equinox,” police said. The street was left marked by blood and broken glass.
This is not rare. In April, a box truck killed a 61-year-old man on Oak Point Avenue. Last summer, a 29-year-old cyclist was crushed by a turning dump truck on Barry Street. The dead do not speak. Their absence is the only proof left.
Who Pays, Who Acts
Most injuries to pedestrians here come from cars, SUVs, and trucks. In three years, these vehicles killed two and hurt over 80 more. Not one death came from a bike or moped (NYC Open Data).
Local leaders have taken some steps. Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. co-sponsored bills to fix NYCHA sidewalks and tow unregistered vehicles—measures that could help. He also voted to legalize jaywalking, erasing a law used to blame the dead instead of the driver. But too often, action is slow. Bills to tow unregistered cars and target fake plates have stalled. The streets wait. People keep dying.
The Cost of Delay
Every crash is preventable. Every delay is a choice. “The unlicensed 28-year-old driver is facing multiple counts of vehicular assault following the 9:45 p.m. crash,” police said. The law caught up, but not before the car did.
What Now: No More Waiting
Call your council member. Call the mayor. Demand safer streets. Ask for lower speed limits, protected crossings, and real enforcement. Do not let another name become a number. The dead cannot wait. Neither should you.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Bronx Driver Hits Three Pedestrians, ABC7, Published 2025-06-28
- Red Light Run Crushes Bronx Pedestrians, CBS New York, Published 2025-06-28
- Bronx Crash Leaves Pedestrian Critical, NY Daily News, Published 2025-06-28
- File Int 0346-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-09-26
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4628608 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-29
- Bronx Crash Injures Pedestrians, Driver Flees, CBS New York, Published 2025-06-28
- Bronx Driver Hits Three Pedestrians, ABC7, Published 2025-06-28
- Unlicensed Driver Kills Harlem Pedestrian, NY Daily News, Published 2025-06-23
- File S 9718, Open States, Published 2024-06-03
- Legislators and Advocates Press Case For MTA Rescue And Six-Minute Service, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2022-11-17
Other Representatives
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1070 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
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District 29
335 E. 100th St., New York, NY 10029
Room 418, Capitol Building 172 State St., Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Hunts Point Hunts Point sits in Bronx, Precinct 41, District 17, AD 84, SD 29, Bronx CB2.
Traffic Safety Timeline for Hunts Point
Pedestrian Injured Crossing Barretto Street▸A 42-year-old man was struck while crossing Barretto Street with the signal. The sedan made a left turn and hit the pedestrian at the intersection. The man suffered abrasions and injuries to his knee, lower leg, and foot. He remained conscious.
According to the police report, a sedan making a left turn on Barretto Street in the Bronx struck a 42-year-old male pedestrian crossing with the signal. The pedestrian sustained injuries to his knee, lower leg, and foot, including abrasions. The point of impact was the sedan's right front bumper. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The pedestrian was conscious at the scene. Vehicle damage was not reported. The driver was licensed and operating a 2014 Toyota sedan.
Bus and Box Truck Collide in Bronx▸A bus and box truck crashed at Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver suffered a head injury and whiplash. Both vehicles hit head-on. The truck driver was conscious and restrained. No contributing driver errors were specified.
According to the police report, a bus traveling east and a box truck traveling north collided at the intersection near 411 Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver, a 48-year-old man, was injured with head trauma and whiplash but remained conscious and was restrained by a lap belt and harness. The point of impact was the center front end of the bus and the left front bumper of the box truck. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead before the crash. The report lists no specific contributing factors or driver errors for either vehicle. The box truck had two occupants, and the bus had one. The crash caused significant damage to both vehicles' front ends.
SUV Rear Passenger Injured in Bronx Collision▸A tractor truck made a right turn and struck an SUV traveling west on Tiffany Street. The SUV’s rear passenger suffered neck injuries and whiplash. No ejections occurred. Both vehicles showed front bumper damage. The passenger was conscious and injured.
According to the police report, a tractor truck was making a right turn when it collided with an SUV going straight ahead on Tiffany Street in the Bronx. The impact occurred at the left front bumper of the truck and the right front bumper of the SUV. A 27-year-old female passenger in the rear of the SUV was injured, suffering neck pain and whiplash. She was conscious and not ejected from the vehicle. The report lists unspecified contributing factors but does not identify driver errors such as failure to yield or speeding. Both drivers were licensed and operating their vehicles westbound. The crash caused damage to the front bumpers of both vehicles.
BMW Slams Lexus on East 163rd at Speed▸A BMW hit a Lexus broadside on East 163rd. Steel twisted. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. The street was dark. Speed killed the silence. The crash left her conscious, seatbelt tight, blood running.
A BMW and a Lexus collided on East 163rd Street. The BMW struck the Lexus broadside. According to the police report, 'A BMW slammed into a Lexus broadside. Steel crumpled. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. Her seatbelt held. The street was dark. The speed was not.' The crash left the 26-year-old unlicensed BMW driver with severe facial bleeding. She was conscious at the scene. The Lexus driver, a 23-year-old man, was not reported injured. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The BMW driver was unlicensed. No other contributing factors were listed.
A 42-year-old man was struck while crossing Barretto Street with the signal. The sedan made a left turn and hit the pedestrian at the intersection. The man suffered abrasions and injuries to his knee, lower leg, and foot. He remained conscious.
According to the police report, a sedan making a left turn on Barretto Street in the Bronx struck a 42-year-old male pedestrian crossing with the signal. The pedestrian sustained injuries to his knee, lower leg, and foot, including abrasions. The point of impact was the sedan's right front bumper. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The pedestrian was conscious at the scene. Vehicle damage was not reported. The driver was licensed and operating a 2014 Toyota sedan.
Bus and Box Truck Collide in Bronx▸A bus and box truck crashed at Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver suffered a head injury and whiplash. Both vehicles hit head-on. The truck driver was conscious and restrained. No contributing driver errors were specified.
According to the police report, a bus traveling east and a box truck traveling north collided at the intersection near 411 Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver, a 48-year-old man, was injured with head trauma and whiplash but remained conscious and was restrained by a lap belt and harness. The point of impact was the center front end of the bus and the left front bumper of the box truck. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead before the crash. The report lists no specific contributing factors or driver errors for either vehicle. The box truck had two occupants, and the bus had one. The crash caused significant damage to both vehicles' front ends.
SUV Rear Passenger Injured in Bronx Collision▸A tractor truck made a right turn and struck an SUV traveling west on Tiffany Street. The SUV’s rear passenger suffered neck injuries and whiplash. No ejections occurred. Both vehicles showed front bumper damage. The passenger was conscious and injured.
According to the police report, a tractor truck was making a right turn when it collided with an SUV going straight ahead on Tiffany Street in the Bronx. The impact occurred at the left front bumper of the truck and the right front bumper of the SUV. A 27-year-old female passenger in the rear of the SUV was injured, suffering neck pain and whiplash. She was conscious and not ejected from the vehicle. The report lists unspecified contributing factors but does not identify driver errors such as failure to yield or speeding. Both drivers were licensed and operating their vehicles westbound. The crash caused damage to the front bumpers of both vehicles.
BMW Slams Lexus on East 163rd at Speed▸A BMW hit a Lexus broadside on East 163rd. Steel twisted. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. The street was dark. Speed killed the silence. The crash left her conscious, seatbelt tight, blood running.
A BMW and a Lexus collided on East 163rd Street. The BMW struck the Lexus broadside. According to the police report, 'A BMW slammed into a Lexus broadside. Steel crumpled. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. Her seatbelt held. The street was dark. The speed was not.' The crash left the 26-year-old unlicensed BMW driver with severe facial bleeding. She was conscious at the scene. The Lexus driver, a 23-year-old man, was not reported injured. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The BMW driver was unlicensed. No other contributing factors were listed.
A bus and box truck crashed at Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver suffered a head injury and whiplash. Both vehicles hit head-on. The truck driver was conscious and restrained. No contributing driver errors were specified.
According to the police report, a bus traveling east and a box truck traveling north collided at the intersection near 411 Coster Street in the Bronx. The box truck driver, a 48-year-old man, was injured with head trauma and whiplash but remained conscious and was restrained by a lap belt and harness. The point of impact was the center front end of the bus and the left front bumper of the box truck. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead before the crash. The report lists no specific contributing factors or driver errors for either vehicle. The box truck had two occupants, and the bus had one. The crash caused significant damage to both vehicles' front ends.
SUV Rear Passenger Injured in Bronx Collision▸A tractor truck made a right turn and struck an SUV traveling west on Tiffany Street. The SUV’s rear passenger suffered neck injuries and whiplash. No ejections occurred. Both vehicles showed front bumper damage. The passenger was conscious and injured.
According to the police report, a tractor truck was making a right turn when it collided with an SUV going straight ahead on Tiffany Street in the Bronx. The impact occurred at the left front bumper of the truck and the right front bumper of the SUV. A 27-year-old female passenger in the rear of the SUV was injured, suffering neck pain and whiplash. She was conscious and not ejected from the vehicle. The report lists unspecified contributing factors but does not identify driver errors such as failure to yield or speeding. Both drivers were licensed and operating their vehicles westbound. The crash caused damage to the front bumpers of both vehicles.
BMW Slams Lexus on East 163rd at Speed▸A BMW hit a Lexus broadside on East 163rd. Steel twisted. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. The street was dark. Speed killed the silence. The crash left her conscious, seatbelt tight, blood running.
A BMW and a Lexus collided on East 163rd Street. The BMW struck the Lexus broadside. According to the police report, 'A BMW slammed into a Lexus broadside. Steel crumpled. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. Her seatbelt held. The street was dark. The speed was not.' The crash left the 26-year-old unlicensed BMW driver with severe facial bleeding. She was conscious at the scene. The Lexus driver, a 23-year-old man, was not reported injured. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The BMW driver was unlicensed. No other contributing factors were listed.
A tractor truck made a right turn and struck an SUV traveling west on Tiffany Street. The SUV’s rear passenger suffered neck injuries and whiplash. No ejections occurred. Both vehicles showed front bumper damage. The passenger was conscious and injured.
According to the police report, a tractor truck was making a right turn when it collided with an SUV going straight ahead on Tiffany Street in the Bronx. The impact occurred at the left front bumper of the truck and the right front bumper of the SUV. A 27-year-old female passenger in the rear of the SUV was injured, suffering neck pain and whiplash. She was conscious and not ejected from the vehicle. The report lists unspecified contributing factors but does not identify driver errors such as failure to yield or speeding. Both drivers were licensed and operating their vehicles westbound. The crash caused damage to the front bumpers of both vehicles.
BMW Slams Lexus on East 163rd at Speed▸A BMW hit a Lexus broadside on East 163rd. Steel twisted. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. The street was dark. Speed killed the silence. The crash left her conscious, seatbelt tight, blood running.
A BMW and a Lexus collided on East 163rd Street. The BMW struck the Lexus broadside. According to the police report, 'A BMW slammed into a Lexus broadside. Steel crumpled. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. Her seatbelt held. The street was dark. The speed was not.' The crash left the 26-year-old unlicensed BMW driver with severe facial bleeding. She was conscious at the scene. The Lexus driver, a 23-year-old man, was not reported injured. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The BMW driver was unlicensed. No other contributing factors were listed.
A BMW hit a Lexus broadside on East 163rd. Steel twisted. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. The street was dark. Speed killed the silence. The crash left her conscious, seatbelt tight, blood running.
A BMW and a Lexus collided on East 163rd Street. The BMW struck the Lexus broadside. According to the police report, 'A BMW slammed into a Lexus broadside. Steel crumpled. A 26-year-old unlicensed woman bled from the face. Her seatbelt held. The street was dark. The speed was not.' The crash left the 26-year-old unlicensed BMW driver with severe facial bleeding. She was conscious at the scene. The Lexus driver, a 23-year-old man, was not reported injured. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The BMW driver was unlicensed. No other contributing factors were listed.