Driver Dies in Cross Bronx Expressway Rear-End Crash
A 38-year-old driver died early Feb. 16, 2024, after police said he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue.
What We Know
Police told Gothamist that a 38-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet Trax when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer just before 2 a.m. on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue. The city crash record lists one motorist killed and records front-end damage to the Chevrolet SUV and rear-end damage to the tractor-truck. Gothamist reported that the tractor-trailer driver, 49, stayed at the scene and that police made no arrests. The article described both vehicles as headed northbound, while the official vehicle records list both as traveling east.
What police said happened before 2 a.m.
Police told Gothamist that the 38-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Trax when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer just before 2 a.m. near Jerome Avenue. The city crash record places the crash at 1:53 a.m. on the Cross Bronx Expressway and lists one motorist killed.
A Cross Bronx Expressway crash near Jerome Avenue
Gothamist reported that the crash happened on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue. The article said both vehicles were headed northbound, while the official vehicle records list both as traveling east.
Traffic was heavy before the impact
Police told Gothamist that the tractor-trailer driver had stopped because of heavy traffic. The official record describes the tractor-truck as slowing or stopping and records rear-end damage to it; it describes the Chevrolet SUV as going straight ahead and records front-end damage.
The driver was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital
Gothamist reported that the 38-year-old driver was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital. News 12 described him as a Long Island man. The city crash record lists him as the driver and sole fatality.
No arrests were reported as police investigated
Gothamist reported that the 49-year-old tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene and that police made no arrests. A section of the expressway was closed during the investigation, and the city’s emergency notification system reported heavy delays as the morning commute began.
The official record cites driver inattention
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the Chevrolet SUV driver. Gothamist reported that investigators were still working to determine what other factors may have caused the collision.