University Heights (South)-Morris Heights: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Driver Kills Pedestrian on Macombs Road 2025-08-06T23:47:00+00:00
   W 174 ST
   Distracted driver hit a 44-year-old woman on Macombs Road near W 174th Street. Center-front impact. Crush injuries. She was killed. She was not in the roadway. Police recorded driver inattention by the driver.
   A driver traveling north on Macombs Road hit a 44-year-old woman near W 174th Street in the Bronx. The driver hit her with the center front end. The impact crushed her body. She was killed. She was not in the roadway. According to the police report, the pedestrian was off the roadway when the driver struck her with the center front end. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver. No other contributing factors were listed. The vehicle type was not specified.
2. SUV driver pulls out, injures Bronx cyclist 2025-09-26T22:20:00+00:00
   92 W TREMONT AVE
   A driver in an SUV pulled from parking on West Tremont Avenue near 92 in the Bronx and hit a 33-year-old cyclist. He suffered severe lacerations but stayed conscious. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A driver in a 2015 Toyota SUV pulled from a parking space into the eastbound lane on West Tremont Avenue near 92 in the Bronx. A 33-year-old man on a bike was traveling east. The driver moved into his path and hit him. The cyclist suffered severe lacerations, was ejected, and stayed conscious. Damage records note the SUV’s left-side doors and the bicycle’s front end. "According to the police report, police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver." The report lists the SUV as starting from parking and the bicyclist going straight ahead.
3. Distracted SUV driver injures Bronx woman 2025-12-05T06:56:00+00:00
   1840 PHELAN PL
   A distracted SUV driver plowed into a parked Honda on Phelan Place in the Bronx, leaving a 30-year-old woman driver with neck injuries as dawn broke on the block.
   A driver in a Toyota SUV heading south on Phelan Place in the Bronx went straight and hit a parked Honda sedan, injuring the 30-year-old woman driving the sedan. She reported whiplash and neck pain. Two other occupants listed in the report had unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sole contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention and distraction for those involved, underscoring how a moment of lapse turned a parked car into a crash scene.
4. Distracted SUV driver rear-ends Honda 2025-11-20T13:55:00+00:00
   MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY
   North on the Deegan in the Bronx, a Mazda SUV driver looks away and slams the Honda ahead. Steel folds. A 55-year-old passenger’s neck snaps in pain as shock settles into the front seat.
   Two drivers in SUVs traveled north on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx when the driver of a 2008 Mazda SUV hit the center back end of a 1997 Honda SUV, damaging the Honda’s left rear bumper. A 55-year-old woman riding in the Honda’s front passenger seat suffered a neck injury and shock. According to the police report, both vehicles were listed as station wagon/sport utility vehicles and police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction as a contributing factor. The report lists the injured woman as “Injured,” with no contributing factor recorded for her. Both male drivers are marked with unspecified injuries, but the most serious harm fell on the passenger who had no control over either vehicle.
5. Driver hits man at University and Tremont 2025-11-01T04:00:00+00:00
   UNIVERSITY AVE
   A driver hit a 55-year-old man at University Ave and W Tremont Ave in the Bronx. He was unconscious, hurt across his body. Police listed factors as unspecified.
   A driver hit a pedestrian at University Ave and W Tremont Ave in the Bronx around 4:00 a.m. The victim is a 55-year-old man. Police recorded him unconscious with injuries to his entire body. According to the police report, the victim was a 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection' and contributing factors were 'Unspecified.' Vehicle type was 'Unspecified' and travel direction 'Unknown.' Police recorded no driver errors beyond the 'Unspecified' designation. The crash location falls within the 46th Precinct.