Driver and passenger die in Cross Bronx Expressway crash.
A 33-year-old driver died after moving left to avoid a stopped flatbed and colliding with a Lincoln on the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway near Rosedale Avenue at 11:49 p.m. on February 25, 2022; the official record lists two deaths and two injuries.
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What We Know
Police said the 33-year-old driver moved left to avoid a stopped flatbed, collided with a Lincoln, then was redirected toward and collided with the flatbed. Her passenger, 47-year-old Stephen Williams, died; two other passengers, ages 15 and 32, were injured. CBS, the Daily News and Norwood News reported that the driver died at St. Barnabas Hospital, while 1010 WINS reported that she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver moved left to avoid a stopped truck.
The 33-year-old driver of a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport moved left from the right lane to avoid a flatbed stopped on the shoulder to assist a disabled tractor-trailer. She collided with a driver in a Lincoln in the center lane; the impact sent her vehicle back to the right, where she then collided with the flatbed.
Reports describe the three vehicles involved.
Norwood News described the first vehicle as a gray 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport and the Lincoln as a brown 2013 Lincoln MKX. It described the stopped truck as a black 2015 Freightliner utility flatbed. The official record classifies the third vehicle as a tow truck or wrecker, while the New York Post described it as a semi tow truck.
Williams was the front-seat passenger.
Stephen Williams, 47, was the Mitsubishi's front-seat passenger. Norwood News identified him as a Mott Haven resident who lived on Jackson Avenue. CBS, the Daily News, Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported that he died at the scene.
The driver was a 33-year-old woman. CBS, the Daily News and Norwood News reported that she was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and died there. 1010 WINS instead reported that both she and Williams were pronounced dead at the scene, so accounts differ on where the driver died.
Two other Mitsubishi passengers, a 15-year-old girl and a 32-year-old woman, were hospitalized in stable condition. The Daily News reported that both went to St. Barnabas Hospital; Norwood News, 1010 WINS and the New York Post said the girl went to Jacobi and the woman to St. Barnabas. CBS reported that both were hospitalized but did not name their destinations. Reports said occupants of the Lincoln and truck were not injured.
The rescue and investigation kept the roadway closed.
Norwood News reported that firefighters carried out a prolonged rescue of people trapped in a vehicle and that the roadway was closed for nearly five hours. It reported that NYPD collision investigators were investigating at the time.
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CROSS BRONX EXPY