Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver fails to yield, kills woman 2025-12-08T20:54:00+00:00
   W 53 ST
   A 61-year-old SUV driver turned on Broadway and hit a 60-year-old woman crossing W 53rd with the signal. Police say the driver failed to yield; her crush injuries were fatal.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man driving an SUV south on Broadway made a left turn onto West 53rd Street around 8:54 p.m. and hit a 60-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way by the driver. The woman had crush injuries to her head and died from those injuries.
2. SUV driver blows turn, kills woman 2025-11-06T08:34:00+00:00
   MORTON ST
   On Morton Street, a GMC SUV driver turned left toward Seventh Avenue South and hit a 27-year-old woman in the marked crosswalk. Police say he blew the traffic control. She died there in the morning rush.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man driving a 2020 GMC SUV west on Morton Street in Manhattan turned left toward Seventh Avenue South and hit a 27-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal. She suffered crush injuries to her entire body and was killed. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor. The impact was to the SUV’s left front during the turn.
3. Taxi driver dies after Midtown crash 2025-10-09T14:27:00+00:00
   W 42 ST
   A 70-year-old taxi driver suffered a fatal head injury on W 42nd Street at 12th Avenue. Afternoon run, arterial street, one man didn’t make it home.
   According to the police report, a 70-year-old licensed taxi driver heading west on West 42nd Street near 12th Avenue in Manhattan sustained a severe head injury in a crash and was later recorded as killed. He was driving a 2022 Toyota taxi with three occupants listed in the vehicle record. No other injuries were detailed in the person-level data for this report.
4. Truck driver hits man, leaves him dead on 9th Ave 2025-04-04T03:10:00+00:00
   9 AVE
   A box-truck driver hit a 39-year-old man on 9th Avenue near West 40th just after 3 a.m. The impact crushed his head and killed him in the street. According to the police report, the driver kept going.
   A 39-year-old man was killed when a box-truck driver hit him on 9th Avenue near West 40th Street around 3:10 a.m. in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in the roadway, not at an intersection, when the southbound truck driver struck him, causing fatal head crush injuries. The licensed male driver of the 2018 truck did not report injuries. The vehicle was recorded as a large truck operating overnight in the rain.
5. Distracted Truck Driver Lets Parked Rig Kill Man 2025-02-10T08:10:00+00:00
   851 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
   A box truck driver left his parked rig on Sixth Avenue. The truck moved and hit a 33-year-old man behind the wheel of another car. Morning commute, one man dead, because a driver wasn’t paying attention.
   According to the police report, a box truck that had been parked near 851 Avenue of the Americas moved north and hit a 33-year-old man who was driving another vehicle. The man died at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor by the truck’s driver. The crash happened on a cold weekday morning and involved a large commercial truck, highlighting the risk when such vehicles are not securely controlled.