Belmont: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Bronx SUV driver maims pedestrian 2025-11-23T18:50:00+00:00
   E FORDHAM RD
   A Bronx SUV driver going east on Fordham hit a 38-year-old man by Webster. Head split. Flesh torn. Sirens cut through the evening rush.
   A driver in a 2008 Chevy SUV, traveling east on East Fordham Road near Webster Avenue in the Bronx, hit a 38-year-old man in the roadway. The pedestrian was recorded as conscious but injured, with head trauma and severe lacerations. According to the police report, contributing factors for both the driver and the pedestrian were listed only as “Unspecified.” Police recorded the SUV’s left front bumper as the point of impact and noted no damage to the vehicle. The report does not list specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield, distraction, or unsafe speed beyond the unspecified factors.
2. Distracted driver injures man on Webster 2025-11-24T12:45:00+00:00
   2260 WEBSTER AVE
   A northbound sedan driver hit a 66-year-old man in Webster Avenue’s roadway. The car’s nose took the blow. His leg bruised. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
   A driver in a northbound sedan hit a 66-year-old man who was in the roadway near 2260 Webster Avenue in the Bronx. The impact came at the center front of the car and left the pedestrian with a contusion to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the driver as the cause of the crash. The pedestrian was reported as conscious after the impact. The report did not list any charges or arrests for the driver.
3. Box-truck driver hits man at Fordham 2025-11-20T16:10:00+00:00
   460 E FORDHAM RD
   A box-truck driver rolled east on Fordham and drove straight into a 38-year-old man at the corner. The front end took him down. He clutched his neck and shook in pain. Police recorded driver inattention and passing too closely.
   A box-truck driver traveling east on East Fordham Road hit a 38-year-old man at an intersection while the man was getting on or off a vehicle. The pedestrian suffered neck pain, shock, and pain or nausea. According to the police report, the driver went straight ahead and struck the pedestrian with the center front end of the truck. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Passing Too Closely by the driver as contributing factors. The report lists the box truck with no reported damage and cites no additional contributing factors in the data.
4. Distracted Bronx driver slams moped 2025-11-15T11:34:00+00:00
   E 183 ST
   A Bronx sedan driver cut through the Hughes and East 183rd crossing and hit a westbound moped. The rider flew, grabbed his neck, stayed awake. Police recorded distraction and failure to yield by the drivers.
   A sedan driver going south on Hughes Avenue hit a moped driver traveling west on East 183rd Street in the Bronx. The crash drove center-front into both machines and threw the 29-year-old man on the moped into the street. He hurt his neck, suffered a bruise, and stayed conscious, according to injury listings. According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” were contributing factors. Police recorded those driver errors for the drivers involved. Data show the moped rider was ejected and listed with no safety equipment, but that comes only after the distraction and failure to yield recorded by police at this Bronx junction.
5. Tow driver injures Bronx senior 2025-11-12T08:30:00+00:00
   E 183 ST
   A tow‑truck driver turned left at East 183rd and Washington and hit a 74‑year‑old woman crossing with the signal. She stayed conscious with a head wound. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A licensed tow‑truck driver in a 2015 Chevrolet truck turned left from East 183rd Street onto Washington Avenue in the Bronx and hit a 74‑year‑old woman in the intersection as she crossed with the signal. According to the police report, officers recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” by the driver as a contributing factor for both the driver and the pedestrian. The impact came from the truck’s right front bumper. The woman is listed as the only injured person in the crash, with a head contusion and a conscious status at the scene. Police list the driver as uninjured and report no damage to the truck.