Fatal crash

SUV driver slams parked cars on Cross Bronx

A 55-year-old SUV driver hit two parked cars on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Morris Avenue and died of head injuries. Other listed occupants are noted in the report but their injuries are not described.

1fatality
January 1, 2026date
6:50 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 55-year-old man driving a Toyota SUV west on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Morris Avenue hit a parked sedan and a parked SUV. He sustained a fatal head injury and was pronounced dead. Police listed other occupants in the record; the report does not describe their injuries. Snowy, below-freezing weather was recorded at the time.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 55; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2019 FORD -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2023 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End

  • SUV

    2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2019 FORD -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2023 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End

  • SUV

    2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2019 FORD -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2023 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End

Where

Cross Bronx Expy & Morris Ave

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