Bronx driver dies in Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp crash
Police identified Jose Soriano, a 60-year-old Bronx man, as the driver killed in a 3:45 a.m. sedan crash on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway at Amsterdam Avenue.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Jose Soriano, a 60-year-old Bronx man, was driving eastbound on a Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp early Monday when the crash occurred near Amsterdam Avenue, according to police accounts reported by local outlets. The official crash record lists the collision at 3:45 a.m. on March 23, 2026, with one motorist killed and a sedan involved. EMS took Soriano to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where police said he was pronounced dead. Patch reported that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing the investigation.
Early-morning crash on an eastbound ramp
The official crash record places the crash at 3:45 a.m. on March 23, 2026, on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway at Amsterdam Avenue. It records one motorist killed and a sedan involved.
Police told local outlets that Jose Soriano was traveling eastbound on a ramp when the crash occurred. Patch reported that the ramp led from Interstate 95 toward the split for southbound Harlem River Drive and Amsterdam Avenue.
Jose Soriano was taken to Harlem hospital
Police identified the driver as Jose Soriano, 60, of the Bronx. EMS took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where police said he was pronounced dead.
A tight connection point in Washington Heights
Patch described the crash location as a Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp near Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights. Hoodline described the Trans-Manhattan Expressway as the I-95 link between the George Washington Bridge and the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, where ramps and connections carry both interstate and local traffic.
Police continued the investigation
Patch reported that police had not released additional details about what may have led to the crash. No arrests had been made, and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing the investigation.