Driver dies after crash off New England Thruway.
A 25-year-old driver died after he left the southbound New England Thruway near exit 14 and crashed into a home, police reports said; the official record lists the May 26, 2022 collision at 6:57 p.m., with one person killed and one injured.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
On May 26, 2022, a 25-year-old man was driving south on the New England Thruway near exit 14 when, Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported, police said the driver went off the roadway near a ramp curve, fell to the road below and continued to a home. The Daily News described the driver going off the highway and down an embankment into a garage. Reports say he was ejected. Norwood News and 1010 WINS said EMS took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; the Daily News reported his death without specifying where it occurred. His 28-year-old passenger suffered a leg injury. The official record lists the crash at 6:57 p.m. and records one person killed and one injured.
Reported vehicle makes
- Mercedes-Benz — accepted press report
Make information is incomplete for the vehicles involved in this crash.
Reports describe different paths to the home.
Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported that police said the driver left the roadway near a ramp curve, fell onto the road beneath the elevated thruway and continued a short distance before reaching a home. The Daily News described the driver going off the highway and down an embankment before crashing into a garage.
Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported that police identified the car as a black 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan and said no other vehicles were involved.
The route passed above a residential street.
The crash occurred on the southbound New England Thruway near exit 14 in Eastchester. Norwood News identified the affected home as 2555 Pelham Bay Park West, beneath the elevated thruway, and reported minor property damage.
The driver and passenger were taken to Jacobi.
Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported that EMS took the 25-year-old driver to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Daily News reported that he died after being ejected but did not specify where he died.
Norwood News and 1010 WINS said the front-seat passenger, a 28-year-old woman, suffered a leg injury and was taken to Jacobi in stable condition. The official record counts one person killed and one injured.
Norwood News and 1010 WINS reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.