Fordham Heights: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Jerome Avenue crash kills driver, speed cited 2025-10-19T04:27:00+00:00
   JEROME AVE
   Before dawn at Jerome Ave and Cameron Pl, the driver of a BMW sedan going north crashed. The 46-year-old man died. Police recorded unsafe speed. Another man, 46, was listed with unspecified injuries.
   At 4:27 a.m. on Jerome Avenue at Cameron Place in the Bronx, the driver of a 2021 BMW sedan traveling north crashed. The 46-year-old male driver died. Another 46-year-old male occupant was listed with an unspecified injury. A third person appears in the file with unspecified status. According to the police report, "Unsafe Speed" was recorded as a contributing factor. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. The vehicle was going straight ahead before the crash, and damage was to the center front end. No pedestrians, cyclists, or other vehicles were listed in the report.
2. E-Bike Riders Collide at E 183 and Ryer 2025-10-16T21:39:00+00:00
   E 183 ST
   Two e-bike riders crashed at East 183 Street and Ryer Avenue in the Bronx. Both were hurt. One suffered severe facial cuts. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.
   Two men riding e-bikes collided at East 183 Street and Ryer Avenue in the Bronx. One rider traveled south; the other headed west. Both were going straight when they made contact. Each was hurt; both had facial injuries. The 34-year-old suffered severe lacerations. According to the police report, contributing factors for both riders were recorded as “Unspecified.” It also lists their points of impact as the center front of one e-bike and the right front quarter of the other. No other road users were documented. With driver errors left unspecified, the report offers no clarity on yielding or signals, only the harm to the riders and the geometry of the crash.
3. Fordham Road driver hits crossing senior 2025-12-03T11:40:00+00:00
   JEROME AVE
   A Bronx driver going straight on Jerome slammed into a 64-year-old woman crossing Fordham with the signal. Her arm broke. She went into shock. Police recorded driver inexperience at the busy intersection.
   A licensed male driver in a 2021 Mercedes sedan traveled south on Jerome Avenue and hit a 64-year-old woman who was crossing East Fordham Road at the intersection. The woman was a pedestrian, crossing with the signal, and suffered a fractured arm and shock; police listed her injury severity as moderate. According to the police report, the primary contributing factor was “Driver Inexperience.” Officers also recorded “Unspecified” as a secondary factor. The driver and another male occupant were listed with unspecified injuries. The report shows the point of impact at the center front end of the sedan and notes that the pedestrian was in the intersection when the driver’s inexperience led to the crash.
4. Distracted Bronx bus driver crushes cyclist 2025-11-25T08:36:00+00:00
   E FORDHAM RD
   On East Fordham a bus driver drifted and hit a man on a bike. Steel tore his arm. He lay trapped on the pavement while traffic pushed past and the bus sat gashed and still.
   A bus driver traveling east on East Fordham Road in the Bronx hit a 41-year-old man riding a bike near Marion Avenue. The cyclist was trapped and suffered a fractured and dislocated upper arm and shoulder. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the bus driver as the key factors in the crash. The file notes damage to the bus at the right rear quarter panel and impact to the bike at the left front bumper. The report lists no injuries to people on the bus and no other causes in the data.
5. Distracted Bronx SUV driver injures cyclist 2025-11-20T19:17:00+00:00
   E 183 ST
   On East 183rd at Valentine, a distracted SUV driver hit a southbound cyclist and threw him down. His leg took the blow. Cold pavement. Headlights. A rider cut down by inattention.
   A driver in a Ford SUV heading south on Valentine Avenue hit a southbound cyclist near East 183rd Street in the Bronx. The crash threw the 48-year-old man from his bike and left him conscious with bruising to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by the driver as the cause for everyone listed in the crash. The report notes that the cyclist used no safety equipment, but that appears only after the driver’s distraction in the official record. No injuries were recorded for the driver.