Truck driver fled scene of fatal Cross Bronx motorcycle crash
A tractor-trailer driver fled the scene of a June 5 crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway involving motorcyclist Fredrick Hall, 35, who died at Saint Barnabas Hospital, according to amNewYork and Gothamist.
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What We Know
Fredrick Hall, 35, died after a June 5, 2024, crash involving his motorcycle and two tractor-trailers on the Cross Bronx Expressway near the Third Avenue exit. News 12 reported that a tractor-trailer driver struck Hall from behind and stayed at the scene. amNewYork and Gothamist, citing police, described contact with one truck before Hall went beneath a second truck, a Volvo. They reported that the first driver fled while the Volvo driver stayed. Hall was pronounced dead at Saint Barnabas Hospital. The accounts differ on both the first impact and which drivers remained.
Near the Third Avenue exit
The crash happened on the Cross Bronx Expressway near the Third Avenue exit. amNewYork placed Hall's motorcycle between the right and center lanes and the Volvo tractor-trailer in the right lane; those positions are part of its account of how Hall came into contact with the two trucks.
Fredrick Hall
News 12 identified the motorcyclist as Fredrick Hall, 35, and Gothamist described him as a Bronx resident. amNewYork spelled his first name Frederick. He died at Saint Barnabas Hospital.
Police investigation
amNewYork reported that officers responded to a 911 call and emergency medical workers took Hall to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. As of its June 7 report, police had made no arrests, and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.