Driver Killed in Major Deegan Expressway Crash
A 46-year-old man operating a grey JMC collided with a Jeep near West 230th Street around 2 a.m. July 6, 2024, and the Jeep’s 34-year-old driver was killed, according to police and the official crash record.
What We Know
Police told News 12 that a 46-year-old man operating a grey JMC collided with a white Jeep on the Major Deegan Expressway near West 230th Street around 2 a.m. on July 6, 2024. The official crash record places the crash at 2:01 a.m. and records the person killed as a 34-year-old man driving a Jeep SUV. The official record lists two moving SUVs and two parked vehicles; News 12 reported that FDNY officials said two other people were injured, while the official crash record lists no injuries beyond the death.
Police described a collision near West 230th Street
News 12 reported that police said a 46-year-old man operating a grey JMC collided with a white Jeep on the Major Deegan Expressway near West 230th Street at around 2 a.m. The official record gives the crash time as 2:01 a.m. on July 6, 2024.
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 34-year-old man who was driving a 2017 Jeep SUV. News 12 also reported that the man driving the Jeep was killed.
The official record lists two moving SUVs and two parked vehicles
The official crash record lists a northbound 2017 Jeep SUV, a northbound 2021 GMC SUV, a parked 2011 Honda sedan, and a parked 2023 Lexus SUV. News 12’s account described the other moving vehicle as a grey JMC, while the official record lists a GMC SUV.
Reports differed on whether others were hurt
News 12 reported that FDNY officials said two other people were injured. The official crash record, however, lists one person killed and no injured people.
A fatal crash on a high-crash Bronx expressway
The crash happened on the Major Deegan Expressway at West 230th Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx shows 3,133 crashes, 2,400 injuries, 135 serious injuries, and 15 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.