Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Driver’s Lane Failure Kills Motorcyclist 2026-08-09T21:36:00+00:00
   HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY
   A driver failed to maintain lane on the Hutchinson River Parkway and hit a motorcyclist. The motorcycle driver, 60, was killed.
   According to the police report, a 70-year-old man driving an SUV north on the Hutchinson River Parkway failed to maintain his lane and hit a northbound motorcycle. The motorcycle’s 60-year-old driver was killed. The report lists four other occupants in the vehicles; their injuries are unspecified.
2. Driver with medical episode kills woman on Co-op City bench 2026-04-21T13:31:00+00:00
   CO-OP CITY BLVD
   Ramonita Colon, 72, of Wakefield, was seated on a Co-op City bench around 1:30 PM when a driver who apparently had a medical episode drove onto the sidewalk; she died and three people were injured.
   Official crash records place the crash around half past 1 PM on April 21, 2026, at Co-op City Boulevard and Bartow Avenue in the Bronx, and list lost consciousness as a contributing factor. Police said a 55-year-old man driving a 2018 Mazda CX5 north on Co-op City Boulevard had an apparent medical episode, drove onto the sidewalk, and hit a bench where Ramonita Colon, 72, and an adult man were seated. Colon was pronounced dead at the scene; official crash records count one pedestrian killed, one pedestrian injured, and two motorists injured. Press accounts said medics took the injured man and the driver to Jacobi Medical Center, and police reported no arrests while investigators continued their work.
3. Driver Inattention Leaves Bronx Pedestrian Injured 2026-11-01T18:54:00+00:00
   CROSS BRONX EXPY
   A driver hit a 47-year-old pedestrian on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Revere Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention; the pedestrian suffered a concussion and injuries to the knee, lower leg or foot.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV hit a 47-year-old pedestrian on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Revere Avenue in the Bronx. Police recorded driver inattention as a contributing factor. The pedestrian suffered a concussion and injuries to the knee, lower leg or foot.
4. Motorcycle Driver Hurt Beside Parked Truck 2026-10-23T16:43:00+00:00
   THROGS NECK EXPY
   A motorcycle driver merging on the Throgs Neck Expressway collided with a parked delivery truck. The driver suffered a leg-and-foot fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a motorcycle driver was merging south on the Throgs Neck Expressway near the Bruckner Expressway when the motorcycle and a parked delivery truck were involved in a collision. The 28-year-old motorcycle driver suffered a fracture and dislocation involving the knee, lower leg or foot. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Distracted Driver Hits Parked SUVs 2026-10-12T01:30:00+00:00
   Unknown location
   A driver’s inattention left seven people injured after a three-SUV crash at 1 Marina Drive in the Bronx. Among them were children ages 5, 7 and 10.
   According to the police report, three SUVs were involved at 1 Marina Drive. Two were parked, and a third was going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and alcohol involvement among the contributing factors. Seven occupants were listed as injured, including three children, two other passengers and two drivers. Reported injuries included back, face and head injuries, pain or nausea, minor bleeding, concussion and whiplash.