Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Precinct 50?
Precinct 50 Bleeds—How Many Bodies Before the City Acts?
Precinct 50: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 4, 2025
The Bodies in the Road
A woman steps into the crosswalk at Corlear Avenue. An SUV turns left. She does not make it to the other side. In the last twelve months, two people have died on the streets of Precinct 50. Ten more suffered serious injuries. In that same year, 412 people were hurt in crashes—pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, children. The numbers do not bleed, but the people do. (NYC crash data)
The Machines That Kill
SUVs and sedans do most of the damage. In three years, SUVs alone have killed four people here. Trucks and buses add to the toll. Bikes and mopeds, too, but the numbers are small. The street is a gauntlet. The old, the young, the careful, the distracted—none are safe. (NYC crash data)
The Leaders and the Silence
On a cold morning, a city bus hangs off the edge of a Bronx overpass. The driver swerved to avoid a double-parked car. The wall gave way. No one died, but the street was left broken. “We’re told by the MTA that the bus was trying to get around an illegally double-parked car, and he hit the wall and went through it,” said Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. Councilman Eric Dinowitz saw the deeper rot: “That’s a very big bus, so even going very slowly, it can do a lot of damage. I think it speaks to the importance of enforcing our parking rules because it was going around a double-parked car. And we’re seeing all over the city parking regulations not being enforced.” (Councilman Eric Dinowitz comments)
The police have the tools. They can ticket speeders. They can crack down on failure to yield. They can target the corners where people die. But they need to act. Every day of delay is another day of blood on the street.
What Comes Next
This is not fate. These deaths are not accidents. They are the cost of inaction. Call your council member. Call the precinct. Demand speed enforcement. Demand safer crossings. Demand that the law protect the living, not just the drivers. Do not wait for another name on the list.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4628607 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-04
- MTA Bus Hangs Off Bronx Overpass, NY1, Published 2025-01-17
Other Representatives
District 81
3107 Kingsbridge Ave., Bronx, NY 10463
Room 632, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
District 11
277 West 231st Street, Bronx, NY 10463
718-549-7300
250 Broadway, Suite 1775, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7080
District 31
5030 Broadway Suite 701, New York, NY 10034
Room 306, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Precinct 50 Police Precinct 50 sits in Bronx, District 11, AD 81, SD 31.
It contains Bronx CB8, Bronx CB26, Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Park.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Police Precinct 50
Sedan Rear-Ends Snow Plow, Driver Killed▸A sedan smashed into a snow plow on Major Deegan. The 41-year-old driver was thrown partway out. He died from head trauma and bleeding. Metal twisted. Blood pooled. The night stayed silent.
A sedan crashed into the rear of a snow plow on the Major Deegan Expressway at 4:04 a.m. According to the police report, the sedan's 41-year-old driver was partially ejected and died at the scene from head trauma and severe bleeding. The snow plow driver, age 43, suffered back injuries but survived. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The sedan struck the snow plow's back end, crushing metal and ending a life in the dark. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the report.
Bus Strikes Parked Sedan on West 231 Street▸A bus traveling west hit a parked sedan on West 231 Street. The sedan’s left rear bumper took the impact. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old man, suffered chest injuries and shock. Slippery pavement was a factor in the crash.
According to the police report, a bus traveling west on West 231 Street collided with a parked sedan, impacting the sedan’s left rear bumper. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old male occupant, was injured with chest trauma and experienced shock. He was restrained by a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The report lists slippery pavement as a contributing factor. No specific driver errors were noted in the data. The bus had two occupants and was driven by a licensed male driver from New Jersey. The sedan was parked at the time of impact. The crash caused damage to the left rear bumper of the sedan and the left front bumper of the bus.
A sedan smashed into a snow plow on Major Deegan. The 41-year-old driver was thrown partway out. He died from head trauma and bleeding. Metal twisted. Blood pooled. The night stayed silent.
A sedan crashed into the rear of a snow plow on the Major Deegan Expressway at 4:04 a.m. According to the police report, the sedan's 41-year-old driver was partially ejected and died at the scene from head trauma and severe bleeding. The snow plow driver, age 43, suffered back injuries but survived. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The sedan struck the snow plow's back end, crushing metal and ending a life in the dark. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the report.
Bus Strikes Parked Sedan on West 231 Street▸A bus traveling west hit a parked sedan on West 231 Street. The sedan’s left rear bumper took the impact. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old man, suffered chest injuries and shock. Slippery pavement was a factor in the crash.
According to the police report, a bus traveling west on West 231 Street collided with a parked sedan, impacting the sedan’s left rear bumper. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old male occupant, was injured with chest trauma and experienced shock. He was restrained by a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The report lists slippery pavement as a contributing factor. No specific driver errors were noted in the data. The bus had two occupants and was driven by a licensed male driver from New Jersey. The sedan was parked at the time of impact. The crash caused damage to the left rear bumper of the sedan and the left front bumper of the bus.
A bus traveling west hit a parked sedan on West 231 Street. The sedan’s left rear bumper took the impact. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old man, suffered chest injuries and shock. Slippery pavement was a factor in the crash.
According to the police report, a bus traveling west on West 231 Street collided with a parked sedan, impacting the sedan’s left rear bumper. The sedan’s driver, a 44-year-old male occupant, was injured with chest trauma and experienced shock. He was restrained by a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The report lists slippery pavement as a contributing factor. No specific driver errors were noted in the data. The bus had two occupants and was driven by a licensed male driver from New Jersey. The sedan was parked at the time of impact. The crash caused damage to the left rear bumper of the sedan and the left front bumper of the bus.