Unlicensed BMW Driver Slams Truck, Kills 22-Year-Old
Overnight on the Cross Bronx Expressway, an unlicensed BMW driver hit the rear of a slowing truck. The car was demolished. A 22-year-old passenger took the impact to his head and died there in the dark.
What We Know
A westbound BMW sedan hit the rear of a slowing tractor-trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway around 1:43 a.m. According to the police report, the BMW’s front end folded and a 22-year-old front-seat passenger died from head crush injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed and driver inexperience. The 19-year-old BMW driver was unlicensed and had minor head bleeding. The truck driver, operating a large tractor-trailer, was not reported injured.
People
Occupant killed
Age 22; Male; Position: Front passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2021 KW-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Slowing or Stopping; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Bumper; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed
Sedan
2015 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Driver Inexperience
Where
Cross Bronx Expy
Press Articles
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