Speeding SUV Driver Killed on Cross Bronx
A 29-year-old SUV driver hit the back of a slowing tractor-trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway and died in the crush. Police recorded unsafe speed on a weekday morning run that ended in a steel wall.
What We Know
A 29-year-old man driving a Chevy SUV west on the Cross Bronx Expressway hit the rear of a slowing tractor-trailer on a weekday morning in the Bronx. According to the police report, the SUV driver died from crush injuries in the driver’s seat. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The tractor-trailer driver and a passenger were not reported injured.
People
Occupant killed
Age 29; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2019 CHEV -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Truck
2017 PTRB-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Slowing or Stopping; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Cross Bronx Expy
Press Articles
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