Driver Dies After Leaving New England Thruway in the Bronx
A 25-year-old southbound sedan driver died and a passenger was injured on the New England Thruway at 6:57 p.m. after police said he sped off the road near Pelham Bay Park West.
What We Know
The crash happened Thursday evening on the New England Thruway in the Bronx. The official record lists a southbound 2009 Mercedes sedan with two occupants, a lane change before the crash and unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Police told the Daily News the 25-year-old driver went off the road near Pelham Bay Park West, down an embankment and into a garage. The driver was ejected and died, and a 28-year-old woman riding with him suffered leg injuries and was taken to Jacobi Hospital.
Police described a high-speed departure from the Thruway
The official crash record says the southbound driver in a sedan was changing lanes before the crash and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the 25-year-old Mercedes driver sped off the New England Thruway near Pelham Bay Park West shortly before 7 p.m., went down an embankment and ended up at a garage.
One occupant died and one was taken to Jacobi
The official record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured. The driver who died was a 25-year-old man. Police told the Daily News that he was ejected and fatally wounded, while a 28-year-old woman riding with him suffered leg injuries and was taken to Jacobi Hospital.
The crash left the highway near Pelham Bay Park West
The official record places the crash on the New England Thruway. The Daily News reported that it happened near Pelham Bay Park West in the Bronx, by exit 14, and that police investigators examined the Mercedes at a home garage on Pelham Bay Park West after the driver went down an embankment.
A neighbor described the moments after impact
A neighbor told the Daily News he heard loud screeching, saw the driver out of control and ran toward the wreck. The witness said the driver had been ejected and called the scene horrible.