Fatal crash

Speeding BMW Driver Slams SUV, Killed

A 30-year-old BMW driver tore down Bruckner Expressway and hit a northbound SUV head-on late at night. He died in the crash. His rear passenger took deep head cuts. Another passenger’s arm fractured in the wreckage, all pinned to unsafe speed and alcohol.

1fatality
May 18, 2022date
11:48 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, late on a Wednesday night on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, a southbound BMW driver hit a northbound SUV head-on. The 30-year-old BMW driver was killed. A 37-year-old rear passenger suffered severe head lacerations, and a 26-year-old front passenger sustained a fractured arm. Police recorded unsafe speed and alcohol involvement in the BMW as contributing factors.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 30; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2009 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Alcohol Involvement

  • SUV

    2020 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

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