Recent severe crashes

1. Driver Turns Right, Kills Man in Crosswalk 2025-03-29T11:22:00+00:00
   UNIVERSITY AVE
   A van driver making a right on University Ave hit a 65-year-old man who was crossing W Kingsbridge with the signal. Police say the driver failed to yield. The man died there in the intersection.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a Ford van turned right at University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road on a Saturday morning and hit a 65-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the pedestrian signal. The report says the man suffered fatal head and crush injuries and died at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way by the driver as a contributing factor.
2. Distracted Mercedes Driver Rear-Ends Ford, Kills Man 2025-03-22T03:47:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A distracted Mercedes driver slammed into the back of a 2009 Ford on the Major Deegan overnight. The 39-year-old Ford driver died at the wheel while heading south through the Bronx.
   According to the police report, a driver in a Mercedes sedan traveling southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway hit the rear of a 2009 Ford sedan at 3:47 a.m. in the Bronx. The 39-year-old man driving the Ford died at the scene from injuries to his entire body. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed for the Mercedes driver in this overnight crash.
3. Distracted SUV driver slams cyclist 2025-11-03T06:54:00+00:00
   401 BEDFORD PARK BLVD
   A northbound SUV driver hit a cyclist from behind on Bedford Park Boulevard, throwing her to the pavement. The 27-year-old woman suffered crush and shoulder injuries as police logged distraction and bad lane use by the driver.
   According to the police report, a northbound driver in a 2020 SUV hit a northbound bicyclist from behind near 401 Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx around 6:54 a.m. on a Monday. The crash ejected the 27-year-old woman from her bike. She reported crush injuries and damage to her shoulder and upper arm. Police recorded driver inattention and improper lane use by the SUV driver.
4. SUV driver hits moped rider on Pelham 2025-08-15T16:03:00+00:00
   E FORDHAM RD
   A driver in an SUV hit a 30‑year‑old moped rider on Pelham Parkway near East Fordham Road. The rider suffered severe lacerations and shoulder trauma while the SUV driver recorded no damage at all.
   A collision on Pelham Parkway near East Fordham Road in the Bronx left a 30‑year‑old man riding a moped injured. According to the police report, both the SUV driver and the moped rider were traveling straight northeast when they crashed. The SUV driver recorded no damage, while the moped showed front‑end damage. The rider, who did not have a valid license, sustained severe lacerations and upper‑arm and shoulder trauma and was conscious at the scene.
5. Bronx Parkway Driver Slams SUV, Young Woman Partially Ejected 2025-04-13T03:10:00+00:00
   BRONX RIVER PARKWAY
   Overnight on Bronx River Parkway, a Toyota sedan driver hit the rear of a southbound SUV. A 20-year-old woman in the back seat was partially ejected and left unconscious with deep arm wounds. Two others reported neck and back pain.
   According to the police report, a Toyota sedan driver hit the left rear quarter of a southbound Volkswagen SUV on Bronx River Parkway overnight. A 20-year-old rear passenger in the sedan was partially ejected and recorded unconscious with severe arm lacerations. Another passenger reported neck pain, and the driver reported back pain. Police recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and unsafe lane changing as contributing factors in the crash on this arterial roadway.