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Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers

A woman was killed when her car went up in flames after crashing into a tree on a busy parkway in Westchester. 

The crash happened on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers near Exit 11W. 

The crash happened on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers near Exit 11W. 

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view/Pixabay via Diego Fabian Parra Pabon

The incident happened on Sunday, March 17 just before 4:30 a.m., when a Ford SUV driving south on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers went off the road near Exit 11W and hit a tree, bursting into flames soon after, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.

First responders and police soon arrived at the scene and pronounced the driver, a Brooklyn woman in her 30s, dead at the scene. 

Police are now working to confirm the woman's identity through DNA or dental records, O'Leary said.

This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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