Tractor-trailer driver fatally hit motorcyclist on Cross Bronx
At 9:06 p.m. on June 5, 2024, on the Cross Bronx Expressway, police said a tractor-trailer driver hit 35-year-old motorcyclist Fredrick Hall from behind; official records list one motorist killed.
What We Know
Fredrick Hall, 35, was driving a motorcycle on the Cross Bronx Expressway when police said a tractor-trailer driver hit him from behind around 9 p.m. on June 5, 2024. News 12 reported that Hall lost control, suffered severe head trauma, and died at a hospital. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries, with a motorcycle and two diesel tractor trucks recorded at the scene. The city record lists improper passing or lane usage as a contributing factor for the motorcycle, while News 12 reported the crash was still under investigation.
Police described a rear impact on the expressway
Police said Fredrick Hall, 35, was driving his motorcycle on the Cross Bronx Expressway when a tractor-trailer driver hit him from behind. News 12 reported that Hall lost control, suffered severe head trauma, and died at a hospital.
The official crash record places the crash at 9:06 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. News 12's later identification story also described a Wednesday crash, though an earlier News 12 account described the crash as Thursday night.
Records list a motorcycle and two tractor trucks
The city crash record lists a motorcycle and two diesel tractor trucks, all traveling west before the crash. News 12 described Hall's motorcycle as a Harley Davidson and reported that the tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene.
The official contributing factor was tied to lane use
The city crash record lists "Passing or Lane Usage Improper" as a contributing factor for the motorcycle. News 12 reported two days later that the crash was still being investigated.
Where
Cross Bronx Expy