Council District 16: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Pedestrian Killed by Speeding Sedan on Webster 2025-05-10T00:44:00+00:00
   WEBSTER AVE
   A sedan struck and killed a man at Webster Avenue and East 168th. Unsafe speed. The car hit the pedestrian head-on. The man died at the scene. The street stayed silent after impact.
   A 43-year-old man walking at the intersection of Webster Avenue and East 168th Street in the Bronx was killed when a sedan struck him. According to the police report, the sedan was traveling south and hit the pedestrian with its center front end. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. The pedestrian suffered fatal crush injuries. Two vehicle occupants were also involved, but their injuries were unspecified. The crash highlights the deadly consequences of speeding.
2. Distracted Driver Slams Mercedes Into Ford, Killing Man 2025-03-22T03:47:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   A Mercedes plowed into a Ford on the Major Deegan Expressway. The Ford’s driver died at the wheel, his body broken by the impact. Darkness lingered. Police cite driver inattention. The road bore witness to another life lost to distraction.
   According to the police report, a Mercedes sedan traveling southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway struck the rear of a 2009 Ford sedan at 3:47 a.m. The Ford’s driver, a 39-year-old man, died at the scene. The report states the Mercedes 'crushed the rear' of the Ford, leaving the victim dead at the wheel with injuries to his entire body. Police list 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the contributing factor in the collision. The Ford was hit in the right rear bumper by the Mercedes’s left front bumper, consistent with a rear-end impact. The victim was unbelted, but the police report does not cite this as a contributing factor. The crash underscores the deadly consequences of driver distraction, as documented in the official report.
3. Bronx bus driver tears man’s arm 2025-11-25T22:40:00+00:00
   3 AVE
   A Bronx bus driver rolled down 3 Ave and hit a 56-year-old man at St Pauls Pl. Steel ripped his arm. Blood on cold pavement. Sirens cut the night. He stayed awake in the street.
   A southbound bus driver on 3 Ave hit a 56-year-old man at St Pauls Pl in the Bronx. The man was on foot at the intersection and suffered severe lacerations to his lower arm. He remained conscious in the street. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” and “View Obstructed/Limited.” Police recorded the driver going straight ahead as visibility failed. The report notes the pedestrian was crossing against the signal only after listing those factors. No other injured people appear in the crash data.
4. Speeding Taxi Driver Hurt Turning Left 2025-10-03T17:30:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A taxi driver took the left too fast on Grand Concourse at East 158 Street. He crashed. He suffered neck and crush injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver.
   On Grand Concourse at East 158 Street in the Bronx, a taxi driver crashed while making a left turn. He was speeding. The 65-year-old driver suffered neck and crush injuries and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the driver was traveling west and turning left in a 2022 Ford taxi. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. Damage was recorded at the left front bumper. The crash was logged in the 44th Precinct, ZIP 10451. No further injuries were detailed in the report.
5. Bronx driver hits man crossing with signal 2025-09-03T13:13:00+00:00
   E 167 ST
   A driver in an SUV turned right at E 167 St and River Ave in the Bronx and hit a 47-year-old man crossing with the signal. He was semiconscious with severe bleeding. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention.
   A driver in a 2008 Lexus SUV made a right turn at E 167 St and River Ave in the Bronx and hit a 47-year-old man who was crossing with the signal. He suffered a shoulder and upper-arm injury, severe bleeding, and was semiconscious at the scene. According to the police report, the pre-crash action was a right turn and the pedestrian was at the intersection crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention/distraction. The driver was licensed. The case is logged as collision 4840226.