Motorcycle Rider Killed on Cross Bronx Expressway
An 18-year-old rider was killed Monday morning on the Cross Bronx Expressway after, according to the Daily News, three drivers struck him and a witness said he was dragged about a half-mile.
What We Know
An 18-year-old rider was killed on the Cross Bronx Expressway on Monday morning. The official crash record lists a motorcycle, an SUV, a tractor truck and a sedan, all traveling east, and records unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The Daily News described the rider as a moped driver and reported that police said he was struck near Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights. A witness told the paper that after the rider fell, he was dragged about a half-mile to Webster Avenue and East 175th Street under a truck whose driver did not stop.
Morning crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway
The crash happened at 9:14 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2023, on the Cross Bronx Expressway. The official record says one motorist was killed and lists a motorcycle, an SUV, a tractor truck and a sedan in the crash.
The Daily News reported that police said the man was struck near Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights around 9:20 a.m. The paper described him as a moped driver, while the official record identifies his vehicle as a motorcycle.
A fatal crash in Morris Heights
The official record places the crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News reported that it happened near Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights, with investigative activity later seen near Webster Avenue and East 175th Street.
Police investigated two scenes
The Daily News reported that NYPD Highway Patrol and 44th Precinct officers set up two crime scenes and shut down the eastbound Cross Bronx Expressway while they investigated. A witness told the paper the rider was dragged about a half-mile to Webster Avenue and East 175th Street under a truck whose driver did not stop.