Driver killed in Bronx River Parkway Jeep rollover
A 30-year-old woman driving a 2007 Jeep north on the Bronx River Parkway died April 19, 2024, after police said she lost control near the Boston Road exit, hit a guardrail and was ejected in a rollover; a passenger was critically injured.
What We Know
At about 3:17 a.m. on April 19, 2024, a 30-year-old woman was driving north on the Bronx River Parkway when police said she lost control near the Boston Road exit and hit a guardrail. The impact was followed by several rollovers, and police said she was ejected onto the grass shoulder and died at the scene. A 34-year-old male passenger was critically injured and taken to Jacobi Hospital. City crash data lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Most reviewed records identify the woman as the driver, but one News12 brief described a male driver and female passenger, conflicting with the city record and other police-based reports.
Police said the northbound driver lost control near Boston Road
The crash was recorded at 3:17 a.m. on April 19, 2024, on the Bronx River Parkway. Police-based reports said a 30-year-old woman was driving a 2007 Jeep northbound near the Boston Road exit when she lost control and hit a guardrail.
After the impact, the Jeep rolled over several times. Police said the driver was ejected onto the grass shoulder and pronounced dead at the scene.
One passenger survived with critical injuries
The city crash record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured. Police said a 34-year-old male passenger had internal and external injuries; firefighters removed him from the Jeep, and EMS took him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in critical but stable condition.
The Bronx Times reported that the passenger was later upgraded to stable condition.
The crash happened on a notorious Bronx River Parkway stretch
The official record places the crash on the Bronx River Parkway in the Bronx, and police-based reports located it near the Boston Road exit, west of Pelham Parkway and in the Bronx Park area.
The Bronx Times described the area between Exits 5 and 6 as the parkway's "Bermuda Triangle" because of a history of high-casualty crashes there.
Records agree on a Jeep but conflict on some details
The city vehicle record lists a 2007 Jeep SUV with two occupants, traveling north and going straight before the crash. Norwood News and the Bronx Times identified the Jeep as a Commander, while a News12 brief described it as a Grand Cherokee.
The city vehicle record lists the driver's license status as unlicensed.
Unsafe speed was listed as a contributing factor
The city crash and vehicle records list unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Police-based reports said the driver lost control before the guardrail impact.
One reviewed News12 brief also conflicted with the city record and other reports by describing a male driver and a female passenger, rather than a female driver and male passenger.
Police said the investigation continued
Norwood News reported, based on police information, that there were no arrests and that the investigation remained ongoing at the time of publication.