Senate District 29: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding sedan slams truck on Bruckner 2025-12-05T04:39:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The car crumpled. A 29-year-old woman driving died. Three other occupants were hurt in the dark Bronx corridor.
   A northbound sedan and a northbound box truck collided on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police list both vehicles as going straight when the sedan hit the rear of the truck. A 29-year-old woman driving the sedan was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman in the rear seat were injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded no contributing factors for the truck drivers. The impact crushed the front of the sedan and damaged the rear of the truck, turning routine northbound traffic into another fatal Bronx crash scene.
2. Two northbound drivers crush man 2025-11-26T23:57:00+00:00
   FDR DRIVE
   Two northbound drivers on FDR hit a 22-year-old man in the roadway and crushed him to death. Their SUV and sedan showed smashed fronts and torn undersides. Passengers lived. Police left every cause box blank.
   Two northbound drivers on FDR Drive in Manhattan, one in an SUV and one in a sedan, hit a 22-year-old man who was in the roadway. He suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight ahead and both vehicles showed center front-end impact with undercarriage damage. The report lists every contributing factor for the SUV driver, the sedan driver, and the pedestrian as “Unspecified.” With no recorded failure to yield, distraction, speed, or other driver error noted, the official data leaves every cause line empty.
3. Westbound box truck driver injures 68-year-old on 149th 2025-10-28T12:23:00+00:00
   E 149 ST
   A box truck driver headed west on East 149th hit a 68-year-old man near Third Avenue. Right-front bumper impact. He suffered a hip and leg fracture. Police recorded View Obstructed/Limited for the driver.
   A driver in a box truck hit a 68-year-old man on E 149 St near 3 Ave in the Bronx. The truck was traveling west. Impact came at the right front bumper, and the man suffered a hip and upper-leg fracture but was conscious. According to the police report, the driver’s contributing factor was listed as View Obstructed/Limited. Police also recorded the vehicle going straight ahead at the time of impact and damage to the right front quarter panel. The record names no other contributing factors for the driver. The crash injured one pedestrian; the driver and a passenger were listed with unspecified injuries.
4. Distracted driver kills woman on East 118th 2025-10-19T02:16:00+00:00
   E 118 ST
   At 2:16 a.m., a driver going east on East 118th Street hit a 37-year-old woman not at an intersection near Second Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention. She was killed.
   A driver traveling east on East 118th Street, going straight ahead, hit a 37-year-old woman near Second Avenue. She was not at an intersection. She was killed. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was recorded as a contributing factor. Police listed the pedestrian’s action as "Unknown." The vehicle make and type were not specified. The point of impact was logged as "Other." The crash occurred at 2:16 a.m. in Manhattan, ZIP 10035. The data show one vehicle moving east. Police recorded driver inattention. A person walking was killed.
5. Driver's Failure to Yield Kills Pedestrian, Cyclist 2025-08-26T00:08:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   A driver failed to yield on Bruckner Boulevard at Leggett Avenue and struck a woman walking and a woman on an e‑bike. Both suffered crush injuries and died at the scene. Police list Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   A driver struck a pedestrian and a bicyclist at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx. Both victims were women, age 32, who sustained crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the contributing factor is "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." The pedestrian is recorded as a person at the intersection. The bicyclist is recorded as the driver of an e-bike; the e-bike shows left front quarter panel damage and a pre-crash action of "Starting in Traffic." Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.