Driver dies in Cross Bronx Expressway crash.
Richard Edwards, 38, was driving a Chevrolet when he collided with the rear of a slowing tractor-trailer near Jerome Avenue, police told Audacy; the official record lists one motorist killed in the Feb. 16, 2024, crash at 1:53 a.m. on the Cross Bronx Expressway.
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What We Know
Police told Audacy that Richard Edwards, 38, of Hempstead, was driving a Chevrolet Trax when he collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer slowing for heavy traffic near Jerome Avenue. Gothamist described the truck as stopped and both vehicles as northbound, differing from accounts that place the crash eastbound. The official record lists the Feb. 16, 2024, crash at 1:53 a.m., records both vehicles traveling east and counts one motorist killed. Audacy reported that Edwards was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where police said he was pronounced dead; the 49-year-old truck driver stayed at the scene, and no arrests had been made.
The accounts differ on whether the truck was slowing or stopped.
Audacy reported that police said Edwards, 38, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Trax when he collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer slowing for heavy traffic. Gothamist reported that police described the truck as stopped because of traffic. The official record describes the truck's pre-crash movement as slowing or stopping.
Published sources and the official record use different vehicle labels.
Audacy identified Edwards's vehicle as a 2018 Chevrolet Trax. The official collision record's vehicle list calls one vehicle a sedan, while its individual entry associated with the fatal driver classifies it as a station wagon or SUV. Audacy described the truck as a 2022 Freightliner Tandem tractor-trailer; the official record lists a 2022 diesel tractor truck.
Published accounts disagree on the direction of travel.
ABC7 and Audacy placed the crash in the eastbound lanes near Jerome Avenue, while Gothamist described both vehicles as northbound. The official record lists eastbound travel for both vehicles. ABC7 reported that the eastbound expressway was closed at Jerome Avenue into the morning commute; Gothamist reported that a northbound section was closed during the investigation.
Edwards was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital.
Audacy reported that EMS took Edwards, 38, of Hempstead, to St. Barnabas Hospital, where police said he was pronounced dead; ABC7 said police reported he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Audacy said the 49-year-old tractor-trailer driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was ongoing.