SUV Flies over Guardrail in Bronx; Driver Dead

At about 5:00 A.M. an SUV drove over a guardrail and landed on the Cross Bronx Expressway, killing the driver.

The SUV landed on its side in a crush of metal. The driver was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Part of the railing also crashed onto the Expressway and slammed into a car driven by 49-year-old Gabriel Nieves.

"Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a car coming pretty fast," said Nieves. "It punched the railing. It just about took my car out."  The railing penetrated his front passenger tire and tore off his front bumper. No word if he was injured.

Police are still investigating the accident’s cause. The driver is unidentified pending notification of his family.