Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver slams sedan on Deegan 2026-01-16T09:45:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed on the Major Deegan Expressway. Two women—36 and 19—left with whiplash.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers were going straight on the Major Deegan Expressway around 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2026, when a driver hit another car. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and unsafe speed. A 36-year-old driver and a 19-year-old passenger reported neck injuries and whiplash.
2. Truck driver slams SUV on Deegan 2026-01-09T22:39:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A truck driver going north on the Major Deegan hit a northbound SUV, sending three passengers to the hospital with head and neck whiplash. Night highway, same direction, still chaos.
   According to the police report, a truck driver and an SUV driver were both traveling north on the Major Deegan Expressway on Friday evening when the drivers crashed. Three SUV passengers reported head and neck whiplash injuries. The SUV driver also reported whiplash. Police listed both vehicles as going straight ahead before impact on the Bronx expressway.
3. Speeding Deegan driver slams two cars 2026-01-06T07:25:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A speeding driver on the Major Deegan hit two northbound cars, leaving a 54-year-old woman with a neck injury and a 26-year-old man with a head bruise in the morning commute mess.
   According to the police report, a northbound driver on the Major Deegan Expressway, recorded at unsafe speed, hit two other northbound sedans during the Tuesday morning rush. A 54-year-old woman driving one car reported a neck injury, and a 26-year-old man driving another car reported a head contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.