18-Year-Old Rider Killed on Cross Bronx Expressway
An 18-year-old motorcycle driver was killed at 9:14 a.m. on the Cross Bronx Expressway, and the Daily News reported that a witness said he was dragged about a half-mile after he fell from his moped near Jerome Avenue.
What We Know
An 18-year-old male rider died after a Dec. 4, 2023 crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. The crash record lists him as the driver of a motorcycle and records a motorcycle, an SUV, a tractor truck and a sedan, all traveling east. It cites unsafe speed as a contributing factor; the motorcycle entry also cites unsafe lane changing. The Daily News, citing police and a witness, described the man as a moped rider who was hit near Jerome Avenue after falling from his moped and said a witness reported he was dragged about a half-mile to Webster Avenue and East 175th Street beneath a truck, with the driver continuing on. The official record calls the rider's vehicle a motorcycle, while the article calls it a moped.
Morning crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway
An 18-year-old male driver was killed in a crash recorded at 9:14 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2023, on the Cross Bronx Expressway. The official record lists him as the driver of a motorcycle and says one motorist was killed, with no other injuries recorded.
The Daily News reported that police said the man was hit near Jerome Avenue around 9:20 a.m. A witness at the scene said he had fallen from his moped and was dragged about a half-mile to Webster Avenue and East 175th Street beneath a truck, with the driver continuing on.
Reported near Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights
The official record places the crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. The Daily News reported that police described the crash as near Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights, and that officers also investigated at Webster Avenue and East 175th Street.
Four eastbound drivers were listed
The official record lists four eastbound drivers: the rider on a 2022 Jiangsu Baodiao motorcycle, a licensed New Jersey driver in a 2014 Honda SUV carrying one passenger, a licensed Pennsylvania driver in a 2016 Freightliner tractor truck, and a licensed New York driver in a 2008 Dodge sedan. The motorcycle entry says its driver was unlicensed.
The sources use different terms for the rider's machine: the official record lists a motorcycle, while the Daily News describes a moped.
Police closed eastbound lanes to investigate
The Daily News reported that NYPD Highway Patrol and 44th Precinct officers set up two crime scenes and shut down the eastbound Cross Bronx Expressway while they investigated.