Bronx Driver Dies in Trans-Manhattan Expressway Ramp Crash
Jose Soriano, 60, died after a 3:45 a.m. crash on March 23, 2026, on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp near Amsterdam Avenue, where police said he was driving eastbound before the fatal crash.
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What We Know
Jose Soriano, a 60-year-old Bronx man, was driving eastbound on a Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp near Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights at about 3:45 a.m. on March 23, 2026, police said. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries. Police said Soriano was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators did not publicly detail what led to the crash, and Patch reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad continued the investigation.
What police and crash records say happened
The city crash record places the crash at 3:45 a.m. on March 23, 2026, at the Trans-Manhattan Expressway and Amsterdam Avenue and records one motorist killed. Police told local outlets that Jose Soriano, 60, was driving eastbound on the ramp before the crash and was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead.
A ramp crash in Washington Heights
Patch described the location as a Trans-Manhattan Expressway ramp near Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, from Interstate 95 toward the split for southbound Harlem River Drive and Amsterdam Avenue. Hoodline described the Trans-Manhattan Expressway as a short, heavily traveled I-95 link between the George Washington Bridge and Alexander Hamilton Bridge, with ramps carrying interstate and local traffic through upper Manhattan.
Jose Soriano was identified as the driver who died
Police identified the driver as Jose Soriano, a 60-year-old Bronx man. The official record lists the person killed as the sedan's driver and records no other injuries.
The involved sedan
The official crash record lists a sedan involved in the crash, with one occupant. Patch, citing police, described it as a 2015 black Toyota Camry traveling eastbound on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway before the crash.
Investigation continued after the fatal crash
Patch reported that police made no arrests and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad continued investigating. News 12 and Patch both reported that police had not released a cause for the crash.