Fatal crash

Driverless SUV Rolls, Kills Bronx Woman

A parked Mercedes SUV rolled away on East 234th Street near Vireo Avenue. The driverless truck crushed its 51-year-old driver, pinning her under her own vehicle and killing her there on the morning street.

1fatality
May 26, 2023date
6:21 a.m.time

What We Know

A 51-year-old woman died on East 234th Street near Vireo Avenue in the Bronx after her 2009 Mercedes SUV rolled without a driver and pinned her. According to the police report, the SUV had been entering a parked position when it became a driverless, runaway vehicle. She was the only occupant and was recorded killed from internal injuries to her entire body.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 51; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2009 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Entering Parked Position; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driverless/Runaway Vehicle; Second contributing factor: Other Vehicular

Where

East 234th St & Vireo Ave, Bronx

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