Throgs Neck-Schuylerville: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Driver hits midblock Bronx pedestrian 2025-12-01T11:45:00+00:00
   640 EDISON AVE
   A southbound driver went straight by 640 Edison Avenue and hit an older woman crossing midblock. Her head met the metal. She bled and shook. The driver’s head split open. The street kept its silence.
   A 34-year-old male driver traveling south and going straight near 640 Edison Avenue in the Bronx hit a 64-year-old woman who was crossing midblock, away from an intersection. She suffered a head contusion and was recorded as injured and in shock. The driver had severe head lacerations and was also listed as injured and in shock. According to the police report, both parties had “Unspecified” listed as contributing factors, and police did not record driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Distracted Driving. The driver was recorded with no safety equipment in use.
2. Audi Driver Loses Leg in Violent Expressway Crash 2025-01-15T19:58:00+00:00
   CROSS BRONX EXPY
   Metal screamed on the Cross Bronx Expressway. An Audi’s left side caved in. The lone driver, 25, was held by his belt but lost part of his leg. He did not wake. The car kept its silence.
   A severe crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway left a 25-year-old Audi driver with an amputated leg, according to the police report. The incident occurred as the sedan traveled west, its left side absorbing the impact. The report states, 'An Audi took the hit on its left side. Metal screamed. The driver, 25, alone, lost part of his leg. The lap belt held him. He did not wake.' The driver was found unconscious, suffering a traumatic injury to the lower leg and foot. The police report lists the contributing factor as 'Unspecified,' offering no further detail on the cause or involvement of other vehicles. The focus remains on the catastrophic outcome and the systemic dangers present on high-speed corridors like the Cross Bronx Expressway.
3. Bronx SUV driver injures man in crosswalk 2025-12-02T14:39:00+00:00
   2505 BRUCKNER BLVD
   On Bruckner, a driver pushed his SUV through a marked crosswalk and into a 57-year-old man. The man folded at the hip and dropped hard as traffic rolled on.
   A driver in a 2017 Honda SUV traveling northeast near 2505 Bruckner Boulevard hit a 57-year-old man who was crossing in a marked crosswalk at an intersection. The pedestrian suffered hip and upper leg injuries and reported pain. The driver and a 24-year-old occupant had unspecified injuries. According to the police report, officers recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” as the contributing factor for the driver, the pedestrian, and the vehicle occupant. Police recorded the pedestrian’s location as “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection” and his action as “Crossing, No Signal, Marked Crosswalk.” Investigators listed the impact point and damage on the SUV as the left front bumper.
4. Box truck driver slams sedan 2025-11-21T08:07:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BOULEVARD
   On Bruckner, a box truck driver rode too close and drove into a sedan’s rear. A young passenger’s leg took the force. Shock followed. Metal bent. The truck kept coming. The street did not stop.
   A box truck driver going straight on Bruckner Boulevard at Hollywood Avenue in the Bronx drove into the rear of a sedan. The sedan’s center back end crumpled under the hit from the truck’s front end. A 21-year-old man riding in the front passenger seat of the sedan was injured in his knee and lower leg and recorded in shock. According to the police report, officers recorded “Following Too Closely” as a contributing factor for both drivers and listed “Other Vehicular” in the crash record. The report does not list any contributing action by the injured passenger.
5. Sedan driver slams SUV on Baisley 2025-11-07T07:24:00+00:00
   BAISLEY AVE
   On Baisley at Edison a northbound sedan driver plowed into the left rear of a westbound SUV. Morning rush. Two drivers hurt. Metal torn. Street quiet. System stays loud.
   Two motorists were hurt when a northbound sedan driver hit a westbound SUV at Baisley Avenue and Edison Avenue in the Bronx at 7:24 a.m. The sedan’s front end drove into the SUV’s left rear quarter. The 32-year-old woman driving the SUV suffered a knee and lower leg injury. The 43-year-old man driving the sedan suffered a head contusion. According to the police report “contributing factors for both drivers were listed as Unspecified.” Police recorded both drivers as licensed and traveling straight before impact and noted no pedestrians or cyclists injured in the crash.