A 47-year-old motorcyclist was left in critical condition after being thrown from his bike in a collision at the intersection of East 233rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx on Saturday. Police say the crash happened after a 49-year-old man driving a Honda changed lanes to let an approaching ambulance pass, striking the motorcycle in the process.
Officers responded to a 911 call at the intersection Saturday, according to News 12 Bronx. Police told the outlet the Honda driver was heading north on Jerome Avenue when he shifted lanes for the oncoming ambulance and collided with the motorcycle. The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike, suffered severe injuries, and was rushed to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
The Honda driver stayed at the scene, and police have made no arrests, the station reported. No further details on the exact sequence of the crash, the identities of those involved, or the hospital treating the motorcyclist have been released.
Emergency Vehicle Right-of-Way Rules in Play
New York law gives ambulances certain privileges when operating during an emergency. Under Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1104(f), an ambulance responding to an emergency is not prohibited from using a highway, street or roadway. Separately, state law identified in Vehicle and Traffic Law § 114-b addresses how an authorized emergency vehicle may be operated or parked. Neither provision establishes fault in Saturday's crash, and nothing in the available record indicates whether the Honda driver will face citations or whether the investigation remains open.
Another Fatal Crash Near the Same Corridor
This is not the first serious motorcycle crash reported along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx this year. In April, a 32-year-old motorcycle driver identified by police as Andy Peralta died after colliding with the front driver-side corner of an MTA bus near the avenue, according to amNewYork. He was flung from his bike in that crash as well, and police had made no arrest at the time, with the NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continuing to investigate.
Citywide, traffic fatalities in the Bronx fell sharply last year, dropping 39 percent from 54 deaths in 2024 to 33 in 2025, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. Saturday's crash is a reminder that even amid that improvement, serious injury collisions involving motorcycles continue to occur along some of the borough's busiest corridors.
