Fatal crash

SUV driver slams parked car, kills woman

A driver in an SUV hit a parked sedan on West 53rd Street, rear to front. A 37-year-old woman sitting inside took a fatal head blow and died there in the afternoon light.

1fatality
December 12, 2022date
3:45 p.m.time

What We Know

A driver in an SUV hit the rear of a parked sedan on West 53rd Street near 10th Avenue in Manhattan on a Monday afternoon. According to the police report, a 37-year-old woman sitting in the parked car suffered a head injury and died at the scene. The sedan’s driver held only a permit, and police did not record any specific contributing factors in the crash.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 37; Female

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2022 HOND -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Permit

  • SUV

    Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: Northwest; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper

Where

437 West 53rd St, Manhattan

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