Pelham Parkway-Van Nest: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Sedan strikes pedestrian on Unionport 2025-08-14T02:30:00+00:00
   1657 UNIONPORT RD
   A Honda sedan hit a pedestrian on Unionport Road. Center-front impact. The man, 28, was conscious but grievously hurt. Arm mangled. Amputation reported. The sedan kept straight. The Bronx street bore the blow.
   A Honda sedan traveling straight struck a pedestrian near 1657 Unionport Rd in the Bronx. The center front of the car hit him. He was conscious but suffered a severe arm injury, reported as an amputation. According to the police report, the pedestrian was “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection” and the driver’s contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” The crash record shows the car was Going Straight Ahead with a Center Front End impact. No driver citations appear in the data. The listed contributing factors for the injured pedestrian are also “Unspecified.” The result was a devastating injury to a vulnerable road user.
2. Cyclist Hits Pedestrian at Bronxdale Intersection 2025-07-23T08:25:00+00:00
   BRONXDALE AVE
   A cyclist struck a woman crossing Bronxdale Ave. She suffered severe lacerations. Obstructed view and sudden reaction played roles. The street turned brutal in a blink.
   A 26-year-old cyclist traveling north on Bronxdale Ave collided with a 61-year-old woman at the intersection with Morris Park Ave. According to the police report, the pedestrian was emerging from behind a parked vehicle when the crash occurred. She suffered severe lacerations and was in shock. The report lists 'Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle' and 'View Obstructed/Limited' as contributing factors. The cyclist was wearing a helmet. No blame is assigned to the pedestrian in the report.
3. Sedan Slams Truck on Van Nest Avenue 2025-03-05T17:11:00+00:00
   606 VAN NEST AVE
   A sedan struck a box truck pulling from the curb. The woman driving crushed her shoulder. The man beside her pinned by the seat. Both awake. Both broken. Distraction behind the wheel. Metal and flesh torn in the Bronx dusk.
   On Van Nest Avenue near 606 in the Bronx, a sedan collided with a box truck that was pulling from the curb. According to the police report, the sedan's driver, a 34-year-old woman, suffered crush injuries to her shoulder, while her 33-year-old male passenger was pinned and injured in the back. Both were conscious but sustained serious injuries. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the contributing factor for both the driver and the passenger. The sedan's left front bumper struck the right side doors of the box truck, which sustained no damage. The box truck was starting from parking, while the sedan was going straight ahead. The focus remains on driver distraction as the systemic danger leading to this violent crash.
4. Driver injures woman in Bronx crosswalk 2025-11-26T20:58:00+00:00
   WALLACE AVE
   A driver hit a young woman in a Wallace Avenue crosswalk at Rhinelander. Night on the block. Hip and leg bruised. She stayed conscious. Sirens carved through Pelham Parkway air.
   A driver hit a 21-year-old woman in the crosswalk at Wallace Avenue and Rhinelander Avenue in the Bronx, injuring her hip and upper leg. According to the police report, she was a pedestrian crossing in a marked crosswalk at an intersection with no signal. The report lists her as conscious, with a contusion and pain to the upper leg and hip. Police record one vehicle of unspecified type and do not list any contributing factors from the driver, but the impact still left the pedestrian hurt in the intersection. Another listed person is an occupant recorded only as a witness, with unspecified injury status.
5. Bronx man pinned between parked SUVs 2025-11-15T04:30:00+00:00
   1730 VICTOR ST
   Before dawn on Victor Street, a 67-year-old man tried to reach a vehicle near two parked SUVs. Metal closed on him. Head and internal wounds left him serious but conscious. Police logged no driver errors.
   According to the police report, a 67-year-old man listed as a pedestrian was hurt around 4:30 a.m. near 1730 Victor Street in the Bronx while getting on or off a vehicle in the roadway, away from an intersection. He suffered head and internal injuries, with injury severity marked serious, and was recorded as conscious. Two male registrants, ages 67 and 41, were also listed with unspecified injuries. The report describes two parked SUVs, a 2014 Mazda and a 2025 Land Rover, both facing west, with damage to their left front areas and side doors. According to the police report, officers recorded no contributing factors or driver errors in this crash.