Council District 17: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding sedan slams truck on Bruckner 2025-12-05T04:39:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The car crumpled. A 29-year-old woman driving died. Three other occupants were hurt in the dark Bronx corridor.
   A northbound sedan and a northbound box truck collided on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police list both vehicles as going straight when the sedan hit the rear of the truck. A 29-year-old woman driving the sedan was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman in the rear seat were injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded no contributing factors for the truck drivers. The impact crushed the front of the sedan and damaged the rear of the truck, turning routine northbound traffic into another fatal Bronx crash scene.
2. Westbound box truck driver injures 68-year-old on 149th 2025-10-28T12:23:00+00:00
   E 149 ST
   A box truck driver headed west on East 149th hit a 68-year-old man near Third Avenue. Right-front bumper impact. He suffered a hip and leg fracture. Police recorded View Obstructed/Limited for the driver.
   A driver in a box truck hit a 68-year-old man on E 149 St near 3 Ave in the Bronx. The truck was traveling west. Impact came at the right front bumper, and the man suffered a hip and upper-leg fracture but was conscious. According to the police report, the driver’s contributing factor was listed as View Obstructed/Limited. Police also recorded the vehicle going straight ahead at the time of impact and damage to the right front quarter panel. The record names no other contributing factors for the driver. The crash injured one pedestrian; the driver and a passenger were listed with unspecified injuries.
3. Driver's Failure to Yield Kills Pedestrian, Cyclist 2025-08-26T00:08:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   A driver failed to yield on Bruckner Boulevard at Leggett Avenue and struck a woman walking and a woman on an e‑bike. Both suffered crush injuries and died at the scene. Police list Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   A driver struck a pedestrian and a bicyclist at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx. Both victims were women, age 32, who sustained crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the contributing factor is "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." The pedestrian is recorded as a person at the intersection. The bicyclist is recorded as the driver of an e-bike; the e-bike shows left front quarter panel damage and a pre-crash action of "Starting in Traffic." Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
4. Box Truck Strikes Pedestrian on Coster Street 2025-04-17T07:15:00+00:00
   COSTER ST
   A box truck pulled out. A man stood in the road. The truck hit him head-on. His body crushed. He died there, as the Bronx woke.
   A 61-year-old man was killed when a box truck struck him head-on near Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx. According to the police report, the truck pulled from its spot and hit the man, who was standing in the roadway. The report lists 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' as a contributing factor. The man suffered fatal crush injuries. No other injuries were reported.
5. Three SUVs Crush Pedestrian on E 149th 2025-04-02T15:16:00+00:00
   E 149 ST
   Three SUVs collided on E 149th. A 52-year-old man was crushed beneath their wheels. He died in the street. The crash left no room for escape. Daylight, metal, and weight ended a life.
   A deadly crash unfolded on E 149th Street near Morris Avenue in the Bronx. Three SUVs collided. According to the police report, a 52-year-old pedestrian was crushed beneath the vehicles and died at the scene. The report states, “His body was crushed beneath the weight. He died there, in daylight, under wheels that did not stop in time.” No driver errors or contributing factors were specified in the data. The crash involved multiple drivers and passengers, but only the pedestrian suffered fatal injuries. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.'