Driver Dies After Bronx BMW Crash on Jerome Avenue
Edward Soler, 46, died after the 4:27 a.m. crash recorded at Jerome Avenue and Cameron Place, where police said he drove a 2021 BMW north, failed to navigate the roadway and hit elevated-track pillars.
What We Know
Edward Soler, a 46-year-old Manhattan man, was driving a 2021 BMW 330i north on Jerome Avenue around 4:27 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2025. The city crash record places the fatal crash at Jerome Avenue and Cameron Place and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Police told Norwood News that Soler failed to navigate the roadway, sideswiped an elevated-track pillar and then hit another pillar head-on. News 12 reported that surveillance video appeared to show the driver swerving around a stopped car at a red light before the impact; that report placed the second pole near Clinton Place. EMS took Soler to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and police reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
Police described a northbound driver losing control
The city crash record says the crash happened at 4:27 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2025, at Jerome Avenue and Cameron Place in the Bronx. It records one person killed: a 46-year-old male driver who was the only occupant of the sedan.
Norwood News, citing NYPD, reported that Edward Soler was driving a 2021 BMW 330i north on Jerome Avenue approaching Cameron Place when police said he failed to navigate the roadway, sideswiped a pillar and then hit another pillar head-on before the BMW came to rest.
News 12 reported that surveillance video appeared to show the driver swerving around another car stopped at the intersection while Jerome Avenue had a red light. The report said people were then seen pulling the driver from the BMW.
Jerome Avenue is a high-injury Bronx corridor
The fatal crash was recorded at Jerome Avenue and Cameron Place in the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC's Jerome Avenue corridor record shows 1,635 crashes, 1,085 injuries, 94 serious injuries and 9 deaths since 2022, making the location part of a street with a recent record of repeated traffic harm.
Edward Soler was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital
Police identified the driver as Edward Soler, 46, of Manhattan. Norwood News reported that EMS transported him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Unsafe speed appears in the city record
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the crash and for the BMW driver. News 12 reported that police had not clarified what caused the driver to lose control.
Police reported no arrests as the investigation continued
Norwood News reported that there were no arrests and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate the crash.