Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver fails to yield, kills moped rider on City Island Bridge 2025-09-03T15:35:00+00:00
   CITY ISLAND BRG
   On City Island Bridge, an SUV driver going west hit a 59-year-old moped rider who was turning right. The rider was ejected, suffered crush injuries to his head, and died. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   According to the police report, a man driving an SUV west on City Island Bridge hit a 59-year-old man riding a moped and turning right near City Island Avenue around 3:35 p.m. in the Bronx. The moped rider was ejected and sustained fatal crush injuries to his head. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor attributed to the SUV driver.
2. Speeding SUV driver slams into family 2025-12-02T17:45:00+00:00
   WESTCHESTER AVE
   A speeding SUV driver hit another SUV on Westchester at Roberts. A 6‑year‑old boy took a head blow. A 32‑year‑old woman’s leg was cut open while the men behind the wheels played with distance and lost.
   According to the police report, two SUV drivers crashed at Westchester Avenue and Roberts Avenue in the Bronx on a Tuesday afternoon. Both vehicles were traveling north, with one driver going straight and the other turning left. Police recorded unsafe speed and following too closely as contributing factors. A 6-year-old boy in the right rear seat sustained a head contusion, and a 32-year-old front passenger suffered severe lacerations to her leg and foot.
3. Bronx SUV driver backs into woman crossing 2025-11-20T08:50:00+00:00
   3651 BRUCKNER BLVD
   A Bronx SUV driver reversed by 3651 Bruckner Boulevard and hit a 36‑year‑old woman crossing outside the intersection. Her knee and lower leg were injured, with possible fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a licensed driver in a 2018 Honda SUV was backing southbound near 3651 Bruckner Boulevard when he hit a 36-year-old woman who was crossing the roadway away from an intersection. She suffered injury to her knee and lower leg and complained of fracture and dislocation. Police recorded backing unsafely and driver inattention/distraction by the driver.
4. Driver going straight hits man in Bronx 2025-10-16T15:34:00+00:00
   1417 ROBERTSON PL
   A driver in a Pennsylvania sedan went straight and hit a 51-year-old man in a marked crosswalk by Robertson Pl. The man went down unconscious with head and internal injuries. A vehicle occupant was also hurt.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2017 Nissan sedan registered in Pennsylvania was going straight near 1417 Robertson Pl in the Bronx around 3:34 p.m. when they hit a 51-year-old man crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal. The pedestrian was recorded unconscious, with head and internal injuries. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries. The crash occurred on a local street in daylight.
5. 75-year-old driver blacks out on Bruckner 2025-10-16T13:35:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY
   On the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, a 75-year-old SUV driver lost consciousness and crashed in the afternoon. He suffered a head injury and was listed as incoherent in the police report.
   On Oct. 16, 2025, around 1:35 p.m., a 75-year-old man driving a 2020 SUV south on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx crashed while going straight. According to the police report, the driver lost consciousness, and officers recorded a head injury and noted him as incoherent. The front of the SUV was damaged. The crash was logged by the 45th Precinct on this high-speed arterial.