Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Allerton?
Allerton Bleeds, City Waits: How Many More?
Allerton: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 4, 2025
The Numbers Do Not Lie
Zero deaths. Three serious injuries. Ninety-five people hurt in the last year. These are not just numbers—they are lives in Allerton, torn by crashes that never make the news. The pain is quiet, but it does not stop. A 13-year-old girl, neck crushed, crossing with the light at Williamsbridge and Allerton. A 45-year-old woman, head bleeding, struck by a moped on White Plains Road. A 48-year-old woman, leg shattered, hit by a truck while crossing with the signal on Wallace Avenue. The data is public, but the grief is private.
The Pattern Is Relentless
No one is spared. Children, elders, people just trying to cross the street. In the last twelve months, not a single fatality, but three people left with injuries that will not heal. The last year saw a drop in deaths, but the crashes keep coming. A moped, a truck, an SUV—each one a weapon in the wrong hands.
Leadership: Promises and Pauses
The city talks of Vision Zero. Speed cameras, lower limits, new laws. But in Allerton, the pace is slow. The city has the power to lower speed limits to 20 mph. It has not used it. Cameras that save lives are at risk of going dark. The Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expired. The silence is loud. Each delay is another risk, another family waiting for the call that changes everything.
What Comes Next
This is not fate. It is policy. Every crash is preventable. Every injury is a failure of will. The city can act. The council can act. You can act. Call your council member. Demand a 20 mph limit. Demand cameras that never go dark. Demand streets where children cross and come home.
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Traffic Safety Timeline for Allerton
Sedans Clash on Mace Avenue, Passenger Hurt▸Two sedans collided on Mace Avenue. Impact struck the right side. A 56-year-old woman in the rear seat suffered neck injuries and whiplash. Both drivers failed to yield. She was conscious, belted, and not ejected.
According to the police report, two sedans crashed on Mace Avenue. The southbound sedan hit the right side doors of the westbound sedan. A 56-year-old female passenger in the rear seat of the second car was injured, suffering neck injuries and whiplash. She was conscious and secured by a lap belt and harness. The report lists "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" as the contributing factor, pointing to errors by both drivers. No other factors, such as helmet use or signaling, were noted. The crash damaged the center front end of the first sedan and the right side doors of the second.
Taxi Strikes Pedestrian Crossing With Signal▸A 66-year-old man crossing Boston Road with the signal was hit by a taxi making a right turn. The impact fractured and dislocated his shoulder and upper arm. The driver failed to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian was conscious but injured.
According to the police report, a taxi traveling southeast on Boston Road struck a 66-year-old male pedestrian crossing at the intersection with the signal. The taxi was making a right turn when the collision occurred, impacting the pedestrian with its right front bumper. The pedestrian suffered a fractured, dislocated shoulder and upper arm injury. The report lists the driver's failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The pedestrian was conscious at the scene and did not contribute to the crash. The taxi driver was licensed and operating the vehicle legally. Vehicle damage was limited to the right front bumper.
Two sedans collided on Mace Avenue. Impact struck the right side. A 56-year-old woman in the rear seat suffered neck injuries and whiplash. Both drivers failed to yield. She was conscious, belted, and not ejected.
According to the police report, two sedans crashed on Mace Avenue. The southbound sedan hit the right side doors of the westbound sedan. A 56-year-old female passenger in the rear seat of the second car was injured, suffering neck injuries and whiplash. She was conscious and secured by a lap belt and harness. The report lists "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" as the contributing factor, pointing to errors by both drivers. No other factors, such as helmet use or signaling, were noted. The crash damaged the center front end of the first sedan and the right side doors of the second.
Taxi Strikes Pedestrian Crossing With Signal▸A 66-year-old man crossing Boston Road with the signal was hit by a taxi making a right turn. The impact fractured and dislocated his shoulder and upper arm. The driver failed to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian was conscious but injured.
According to the police report, a taxi traveling southeast on Boston Road struck a 66-year-old male pedestrian crossing at the intersection with the signal. The taxi was making a right turn when the collision occurred, impacting the pedestrian with its right front bumper. The pedestrian suffered a fractured, dislocated shoulder and upper arm injury. The report lists the driver's failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The pedestrian was conscious at the scene and did not contribute to the crash. The taxi driver was licensed and operating the vehicle legally. Vehicle damage was limited to the right front bumper.
A 66-year-old man crossing Boston Road with the signal was hit by a taxi making a right turn. The impact fractured and dislocated his shoulder and upper arm. The driver failed to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian was conscious but injured.
According to the police report, a taxi traveling southeast on Boston Road struck a 66-year-old male pedestrian crossing at the intersection with the signal. The taxi was making a right turn when the collision occurred, impacting the pedestrian with its right front bumper. The pedestrian suffered a fractured, dislocated shoulder and upper arm injury. The report lists the driver's failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The pedestrian was conscious at the scene and did not contribute to the crash. The taxi driver was licensed and operating the vehicle legally. Vehicle damage was limited to the right front bumper.