About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 1
▸ Crush Injuries 2
▸ Severe Bleeding 1
▸ Severe Lacerations 1
▸ Concussion 4
▸ Whiplash 23
▸ Contusion/Bruise 23
▸ Abrasion 21
▸ Pain/Nausea 6
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
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Highbridge’s Roads, Highbridge’s Reckoning
Highbridge: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 26, 2025
Two riders. Two graves.
On Aug. 11, two young men on bikes died on the Bronx River Parkway. Police charged a 21‑year‑old driver with vehicular manslaughter and DWI, according to reports. Their sister stood outside court and said, “He’s just walking freely? Two people were killed. He was drunk. Think about how he took two lives. That’s not fair.” said Clari Amarante Penalo. Their mother asked, “How could they let him go? How could they do that?” asked the victim’s mother. The driver’s lawyer answered: “My client is prepared to contest these charges and he looks forward to in court.” said his lawyer.
Where Highbridge gets hit
Since 2022, Highbridge has endured 913 crashes, with 480 people injured and 3 seriously hurt. Zero deaths here in that span. The pain clusters at the Major Deegan Expressway and Jerome Avenue. The Deegan alone saw 107 injuries and two serious injuries. Night hits hard. The midnight hour logged 28 injuries; 6 p.m. peaked at 38.
The usual culprits show up: inattention, red‑light runs, failure to yield. Left turns hurt walkers. SUVs and sedans strike most pedestrians here — 23 by sedans and 22 by SUVs in this period.
Local fixes are not mysteries. Daylighting and LPIs at W. 170th and Shakespeare. Hardened turns on Edward L. Grant Highway. Lighting upgrades and night enforcement where injuries spike. Keep trucks off narrow residential blocks.
What leaders did — and didn’t
State Sen. Jose Serrano backed S 4045 to require speed limiters for repeat violators; he voted yes in committee. Council Member Althea Stevens co‑sponsored a student bike‑share discount to expand safer trips to school Int 1287‑2025. Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson pressed DOT to fix the Washington Bridge, calling for wider paths and better lighting letter to DOT.
It’s not enough. Lower the citywide default speed limit. Pass speed‑limiter mandates for the worst drivers. Build the basics on the ground: daylighting, LPIs, hardened turns, and night lighting where people actually get hit.
Do this now
Tell City Hall and Albany to slow cars and cage the repeat offenders. Start here: take action. The street will not wait.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Bronx Parkway Crash Kills Two Riders, NY Daily News, Published 2025-08-12
- File S 4045, Open States, Published 2025-06-11
- File Int 1287-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-05-28
- Exclusive: BPs Levine and Gibson pen letter to DOT calling for upgrades to Washington Bridge, amny.com, Published 2022-09-22
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4828155 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-26
- Police Chase Ends In Bronx Fatality, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-05-14
Other Representatives
District 77
910 Grand Concourse Suite 1JK, Bronx, NY 10451
Room 834, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
District 16
1377 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
718-588-7500
250 Broadway, Suite 1766, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6856
District 29
335 E. 100th St., New York, NY 10029
Room 418, Capitol Building 172 State St., Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Highbridge Highbridge sits in Bronx, Precinct 44, District 16, AD 77, SD 29, Bronx CB4.
Traffic Safety Timeline for Highbridge
13Int 1160-2025
Stevens votes yes on pavement markings bill, boosting street safety citywide.▸Feb 13 - Council orders DOT to repaint pavement lines within five days after resurfacing. Delays must be explained to the public. Clear markings mean fewer deadly gaps for walkers and riders.
Int 1160-2025, now enacted, passed the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and full Council in February 2025. The law demands the Department of Transportation install pavement markings or temporary lines within five business days after any street resurfacing. If DOT misses the deadline, it must notify the public and explain the delay. The bill’s matter title: 'A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing pavement markings.' Council Member Farah N. Louis led as primary sponsor, joined by Brannan, Schulman, Banks, Farías, Carr, and Ariola. The law took effect March 15, 2025. Timely markings close the deadly window when streets lack crosswalks and lanes, protecting people on foot and bike.
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File Int 1160-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-02-13
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MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass▸Jan 17 - A city bus teetered over a Bronx overpass after swerving to dodge a double-parked car. Steel scraped concrete. Debris rained down. No one was hurt. The wall broke. The rules broke first.
NY1 reported on January 17, 2025, that a BxM1 MTA bus nearly plunged from the Henry Hudson Parkway overpass after the driver swerved to avoid an illegally double-parked car. The bus crashed into the wall, leaving it hanging over the edge. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said, "We’re told by the MTA that the bus was trying to get around an illegally double-parked car, and he hit the wall and went through it." No injuries were reported, but the crash caused structural damage and scattered debris below. City Councilman Eric Dinowitz noted, "It speaks to the importance of enforcing our parking rules because it was going around a double-parked car." The incident highlights the danger posed by lax parking enforcement and infrastructure vulnerable to impact.
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MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass,
NY1,
Published 2025-01-17
Feb 13 - Council orders DOT to repaint pavement lines within five days after resurfacing. Delays must be explained to the public. Clear markings mean fewer deadly gaps for walkers and riders.
Int 1160-2025, now enacted, passed the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and full Council in February 2025. The law demands the Department of Transportation install pavement markings or temporary lines within five business days after any street resurfacing. If DOT misses the deadline, it must notify the public and explain the delay. The bill’s matter title: 'A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing pavement markings.' Council Member Farah N. Louis led as primary sponsor, joined by Brannan, Schulman, Banks, Farías, Carr, and Ariola. The law took effect March 15, 2025. Timely markings close the deadly window when streets lack crosswalks and lanes, protecting people on foot and bike.
- File Int 1160-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-02-13
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MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass▸Jan 17 - A city bus teetered over a Bronx overpass after swerving to dodge a double-parked car. Steel scraped concrete. Debris rained down. No one was hurt. The wall broke. The rules broke first.
NY1 reported on January 17, 2025, that a BxM1 MTA bus nearly plunged from the Henry Hudson Parkway overpass after the driver swerved to avoid an illegally double-parked car. The bus crashed into the wall, leaving it hanging over the edge. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said, "We’re told by the MTA that the bus was trying to get around an illegally double-parked car, and he hit the wall and went through it." No injuries were reported, but the crash caused structural damage and scattered debris below. City Councilman Eric Dinowitz noted, "It speaks to the importance of enforcing our parking rules because it was going around a double-parked car." The incident highlights the danger posed by lax parking enforcement and infrastructure vulnerable to impact.
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MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass,
NY1,
Published 2025-01-17
Jan 17 - A city bus teetered over a Bronx overpass after swerving to dodge a double-parked car. Steel scraped concrete. Debris rained down. No one was hurt. The wall broke. The rules broke first.
NY1 reported on January 17, 2025, that a BxM1 MTA bus nearly plunged from the Henry Hudson Parkway overpass after the driver swerved to avoid an illegally double-parked car. The bus crashed into the wall, leaving it hanging over the edge. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said, "We’re told by the MTA that the bus was trying to get around an illegally double-parked car, and he hit the wall and went through it." No injuries were reported, but the crash caused structural damage and scattered debris below. City Councilman Eric Dinowitz noted, "It speaks to the importance of enforcing our parking rules because it was going around a double-parked car." The incident highlights the danger posed by lax parking enforcement and infrastructure vulnerable to impact.
- MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass, NY1, Published 2025-01-17