Driver Killed in Cross Bronx Expressway Rear-End Crash
A 38-year-old driver was killed on the Cross Bronx Expressway at 1:53 a.m. after police said he hit the back of a tractor-trailer stopped in heavy traffic near Jerome Avenue.
What We Know
A 38-year-old man was killed early on Feb. 16, 2024, on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Police told Gothamist he was driving a Chevrolet Trax just before 2 a.m. near Jerome Avenue when he hit the back of a tractor-trailer that was stopped in heavy traffic. City crash data recorded one motorist killed, no other injuries, a tractor truck diesel and a Chevrolet SUV, and cited driver inattention or distraction for the SUV driver. Gothamist reported that the tractor-trailer driver, a 49-year-old man, stayed at the scene and that police made no arrests.
What police reported
Police told Gothamist the 38-year-old man was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Trax just before 2 a.m. when he hit the back of a tractor-trailer near Jerome Avenue. Police said the tractor-trailer was stopped because of heavy traffic.
City crash data recorded the crash at 1:53 a.m. on Feb. 16, 2024, with one motorist killed and no other people injured.
On the Cross Bronx near Jerome Avenue
The official crash record placed the crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Gothamist, citing police, reported the location as near Jerome Avenue and said closures on the expressway caused major delays during the Friday morning commute.
The city record listed both drivers as traveling east, while Gothamist reported that police said both were headed northbound.
The drivers
The man who died was 38 years old and was recorded by the city as the driver of the Chevrolet SUV. Gothamist reported that his name had not been released and that he was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Gothamist reported that the 49-year-old tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene and that police made no arrests.
Vehicle details in the records
City crash data listed a tractor truck diesel and a 2018 Chevrolet SUV. The official vehicle records showed rear damage to the tractor-trailer and front-end damage to the Chevrolet.
Gothamist reported that police identified the Chevrolet as a Trax and said the tractor-trailer was stopped in heavy traffic when the crash occurred.
Closures and delays followed
Gothamist reported that police closed a section of the expressway after the crash while they investigated, and that New York City’s emergency notification system warned of heavy delays as the morning commute began.