Fatal crash

Speeding driver slams box truck on Bruckner

Before dawn on Bruckner Boulevard, a northbound driver in a sedan hit the rear of a box truck at unsafe speed. The 29-year-old woman at the wheel died; three passengers were hurt in the frozen Bronx dark.

1fatality
December 5, 2025date
4:39 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a northbound sedan hit the rear of a northbound box truck on Bruckner Boulevard near Whittier Street in the Bronx. Police recorded unsafe speed for the sedan. The 29-year-old woman driving that car was killed. Two male passengers, ages 26 and 29, and a 26-year-old woman riding in the rear seat were injured in the overnight crash on this arterial road.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 29; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2016 INFI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

  • Truck

    2025 INTL-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Truck

    2024 INTL-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2016 INFI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

  • Truck

    2025 INTL-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Truck

    2024 INTL-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Bruckner Blvd & Whittier St, Bronx

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