Bronx Personal Injury Lawyer

High-Risk Roads & Highways

NYC Open Data, Transportation Alternatives, and NYC DOT all point to the same corridors. Our team handles accident claims on all of them:

• → Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) — carries 146,700 cars and 18,000 trucks daily, with one in five vehicles being a freight vehicle and 300 diesel trucks passing through per hour; in 2008 three of the four worst interchanges in the nation were on the Cross Bronx; the Macombs Road overpass segment recorded 13 crashes injuring 24 motorists and killing one in a single year; the Jerome Avenue exit at 50 mph is one of the most dangerous stretches of any expressway in New York City
• → Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) — the deadliest highway in the Bronx by total crash volume, with 525 crashes, 242 injuries, and 6 fatalities recorded in 2023 alone; its intersection with West Fordham Road was the most dangerous single point on the expressway in 2023 with 8 crash injuries; the expressway carries heavy truck traffic connecting New England and upstate New York to Manhattan, with merge zones at the Cross Bronx and GWB approaches generating constant rear-end and sideswipe crashes
• → Bruckner Expressway (I-278) & Bruckner Boulevard — 333 crashes, 164 injuries, and 3 fatalities on the Bruckner corridor in 2023; the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and St. Ann's Avenue is the single most dangerous intersection in the Bronx, with 8 people killed or seriously injured in 5 crashes since January 2022 alone according to Transportation Alternatives' December 2025 analysis; a second Bruckner intersection at Hunts Point Avenue ranks second in the borough for serious pedestrian injuries
• → East 138th Street (Mott Haven / Port Morris) — named the deadliest street in New York City for its length, with Community District 1 consistently ranking among the five most dangerous districts citywide for pedestrian injuries and deaths; the 138th Street corridor connects the Third Avenue Bridge, Willis Avenue Bridge, and Bruckner Expressway, funneling bridge and highway traffic through a dense residential area
• → Grand Concourse, Jerome Avenue & Fordham Road — Jerome Avenue recorded 3 fatal crashes, 123 injury crashes, and 249 total crashes in 2023; two pedestrians were killed at Grand Concourse and East 170th Street in a single year — the highest pedestrian fatality count at any one Bronx intersection; Fordham Road's high pedestrian density and double-parked vehicles create daily collision risk throughout the commercial corridor

Bronx County Courts

Serious personal injury cases from the Bronx are litigated at the Bronx County Supreme Court — Civil Term, located on the Grand Concourse. Rose Harper Law is fully prepared to take your case there when the insurance company refuses to offer what your claim is worth.

The Civil Term of the Bronx County Supreme Court handles all personal injury lawsuits with claims over $50,000 — including motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian injuries, truck crashes, and wrongful death claims. The majority of cases involve motor vehicle accidents and other torts. The court operates under Administrative Judge Hon. Joseph Capella and is part of New York's 12th Judicial District. Rose Harper Law is experienced in Bronx Supreme Court litigation and prepared to take your case to trial here if needed.

⚠️ Important: New York's statute of limitations for personal injury claims is three years from the date of the accident. However, if you were injured on a city, state, or municipal road — including the Cross Bronx Expressway, Major Deegan, or Bruckner — a Notice of Claim must be filed within 90 days. Given how many Bronx accidents occur on city and state-maintained roads, this shorter deadline very likely applies to your case. Contact Rose Harper Law immediately.