In a tragic chain of events early on Aug. 13, a 22-year-old man was thrown into oncoming traffic while checking damage to his car on the Major Deegan Expressway, ultimately resulting in him losing his life, police said.
A motorist who was struck and killed after getting out of his vehicle on a Bronx highway during a powerful thunderstorm was giving a lift to friends who were going to see his brother, a relative said on Monday. Wet roads led to a deadly chain reaction on the Major Deegan Expressway near Van Cortlandt Park South, where a motorist involved in an accident was hit by oncoming traffic when he .