Mount Eden-Claremont (West): Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Turns, Strikes Pedestrians Crossing With Signal 2025-07-09T00:00:00+00:00
   JEROME AVE
   SUV turned on Jerome Ave. Two pedestrians crossing with signal hit. Both suffered severe injuries. Police cite alcohol and driver distraction. System failed to protect those walking.
   Two pedestrians, a 51-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, were struck and injured by an SUV making a right turn on Jerome Ave at Edward L Grant Hwy. According to the police report, both pedestrians were crossing with the signal when the crash occurred. The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors. Both pedestrians suffered injuries to their entire bodies, including severe lacerations and crush injuries. The driver and another occupant, both 85, were uninjured. The system allowed a distracted, impaired driver to endanger people walking with the right of way.
2. Audi SUV Driver Injured by Distraction on Jerome Ave 2025-03-03T00:49:00+00:00
   JEROME AVE
   An Audi SUV veered north on Jerome Ave, the driver’s attention stolen by something outside. The right front slammed, metal buckled, airbag burst. A 32-year-old man, head bloodied, remained conscious—crushed beneath the weight of distraction.
   According to the police report, a 32-year-old male driver of an Audi SUV was injured while traveling north on Jerome Ave near E 172 St in the Bronx. The crash occurred at 12:49 a.m. The report states the SUV veered off course after the driver was distracted by something outside the car, a factor explicitly listed as 'Outside Car Distraction.' The vehicle’s right front bumper took the impact, and the airbag deployed. The driver suffered head injuries and crush injuries but remained conscious at the scene. The police report does not cite any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The incident underscores the danger posed when drivers’ attention is diverted from the road.
3. Driver rear-ends stopped Bronx e-biker 2025-12-07T01:55:00+00:00
   GRAND CONC
   A driver in a sedan followed too close on Grand Concourse and slammed into a stopped e-bike. The 22-year-old rider flew off and broke his shoulder in the dark Bronx night.
   A driver in a sedan going north on Grand Concourse hit a northbound e-bike that was stopped in traffic at East 172nd Street in the Bronx. The impact crumpled the bike’s back end and threw the 22-year-old male rider, who suffered a shoulder fracture and dislocation. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Following Too Closely.” Police recorded the bicyclist as unlicensed, but the crash began with the driver closing distance and hitting a stopped bike. The report lists the rider’s safety equipment as “None,” but only after naming the driver’s following behavior as the cause.
4. Speeding sedan driver wrecks parked SUV 2025-11-30T05:40:00+00:00
   1549 TOWNSEND AVE
   Before dawn on Townsend Avenue, a speeding sedan driver slammed into a parked SUV, twisting steel and leaving a 28-year-old man hurt and shaken on a Bronx block.
   A northbound sedan driver on Townsend Avenue hit a parked SUV near 1549 Townsend Avenue in the Bronx around 5:40 a.m. The crash injured a 28-year-old male driver, who reported neck pain and whiplash and was listed in shock. According to the police report, officers recorded “Unsafe Speed” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as contributing factors for the drivers involved. The sedan’s left front bumper took the impact, while the SUV was hit at the center back end. A stationary SUV became wreckage at the curb because a driver moved too fast and did not look.
5. Driver changing lanes slams teen cyclist 2025-11-03T18:45:00+00:00
   JEROME AVE
   On Jerome at Goble, a southbound sedan driver changing lanes hit a 19-year-old riding north. His lower leg shattered. Night on the hill. Lights flash. Traffic squeezes past the broken bike.
   A southbound sedan driver on Jerome Avenue at Goble Place in the Bronx hit a 19-year-old man riding a bike northbound. The bicyclist suffered a fracture and dislocation to his lower leg. According to the police report, the crash listed “Unsafe Lane Changing” as the contributing factor. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing by the driver. The report notes center front-end damage to the 2006 Honda sedan and no reported injuries to the driver. The bike was recorded with no damage. The crash time was 6:45 p.m., with both vehicles described as traveling straight or changing lanes before impact.