Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Driver Blows Signal, Breaks Cyclist’s Back 2025-07-05T05:35:00+00:00
   VAN CORTLANDT PARK E
   A driver in an SUV ignored a traffic control on Van Cortlandt Park East and hit a 44-year-old cyclist turning left at East 233rd. The rider was thrown from his bike with a fractured, dislocated back.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV went straight on Van Cortlandt Park East at East 233rd Street and hit a 44-year-old male cyclist who was making a left turn. The crash happened overnight in the Bronx. The cyclist was ejected and sustained a back fracture with dislocation.
2. Driver Slams Into Car on Bainbridge 2025-10-22T17:03:00+00:00
   BAINBRIDGE AVE
   Two drivers crashed on Bainbridge Avenue by Jerome. A 57-year-old driver took the hit and left with a bruised shoulder in late-afternoon traffic.
   Two motor-vehicle drivers crashed on Bainbridge Avenue near Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, injuring a 57-year-old man who was driving a 2010 sedan. According to the police report, the crash happened around 5:03 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon. Officers documented left front damage to his car and recorded his shoulder contusion, noting he remained conscious at the scene. No other injuries were listed.
3. Overnight Bronx moped rider slams stopped SUV 2025-08-25T00:00:00+00:00
   E 233 ST
   A moped rider followed too closely on E 233 Street and hit a stopped SUV at Vireo Avenue just after midnight. The 34-year-old driver reported neck pain and whiplash.
   According to the police report, a rider on a moped going east on East 233rd Street hit the back of a stopped SUV near Vireo Avenue overnight in the Bronx. Police recorded following too closely as the contributing factor. The 34-year-old SUV driver reported neck pain and whiplash. The report listed two people on the moped and one in the SUV.
4. Two Young Drivers Smash, Teen Hurt 2025-06-07T17:07:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EP SB EN JEROME AV
   Two young sedan drivers crashed head‑on by East 233rd on the Major Deegan. Five people were hurt, including a 15‑year‑old girl in the back seat with abdominal abrasions.
   Two sedans collided on the Major Deegan near East 233rd Street in the Bronx on a rainy Saturday afternoon. According to the police report, both drivers and three passengers were injured, including a 15-year-old rear passenger with abdominal abrasions. Police recorded “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” and “View Obstructed/Limited” as contributing factors for several of the injured occupants.