Yonkers Police Sergeant Dies In Crash With BMW, Bus

YONKERS, NY — A Yonkers police sergeant died in a crash on Tuckahoe Road Thursday afternoon.

Police said the 24-year department veteran was on-duty driving an unmarked police vehicle. He was westbound on Tuckahoe Road at 3:30 p.m. when a BMW sedan traveling eastbound apparently lost control and crossed into the opposite lanes, striking the Sergeant’s vehicle and a Westchester County Bee-Line bus, their preliminary reconstruction of the accident found.

The sergeant was transported to a local area trauma center in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. The driver of the BMW, who was also the sole occupant of his vehicle, was transported to a local area trauma center in critical condition. The operator of the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and several of the approximately 30 bus passengers were treated at scene for minor injuries.

The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is assisting Yonkers police with investigation. Tuckahoe Road was closed in both directions for about 10 hours and commuters were warned to avoid the area.

Yonkers police said they were withholding identification of the officer until his family was notified.

"Our hearts are broken tonight and we ask that you please keep the Sergeant’s family in your thoughts and prayers," they wrote on Facebook.

Department officials said they planned to hold a news conference Friday morning.