Police charge Access-A-Ride driver after fatal Allen Street crash.
Access-A-Ride driver Michael Broughton was charged with two misdemeanors after an 88-year-old pedestrian died in the crash documented at Allen and Canal streets at 10:50 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2023; Gothamist identified her as Ngan Yung.
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What We Know
Police said Broughton turned right onto Allen Street as Yung crossed, Gothamist reported. CBS, also citing investigators, said Yung was walking east in the crosswalk while the driver was going west; the city record lists southeast travel and a right turn, and records Yung crossing with the signal. These accounts differ on the driver's direction. Gothamist called the Access-A-Ride vehicle a van, while the city record classifies it as a bus. Police charged Broughton with failure to yield and failure to use due care, both misdemeanors, Gothamist reported.
Reports differ on the driver's direction.
The official record places the crash at Allen Street and Canal Street at 10:50 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2023. Gothamist reported, citing police, that Yung was crossing Allen Street when Broughton turned right onto it. CBS, also citing investigators, said Yung was walking east in the crosswalk while the driver was going west. The official record lists southeast travel and a right turn, and records Yung crossing with the signal. The accounts differ on the driver's direction.
Ngan Yung was 88.
The official record counts one pedestrian killed and no injuries. Gothamist identified her as Ngan Yung, 88, and reported she was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, where she was pronounced dead. CBS also reported a hospital pronouncement, without naming the hospital.
Sources describe different vehicle types.
Gothamist called the Access-A-Ride vehicle a van; the official record classifies it as a bus and lists a 2019 Ford truck/bus. CBS described an Access-A-Ride vehicle without naming a subtype. Gothamist reported that Access-A-Ride vehicles are owned by the MTA and operated by contractors, and that the service is designed for people with disabilities or medical issues who have difficulty using public transit.
The driver stayed at the scene.
Gothamist reported that police said Broughton remained at the scene and charged him with failure to yield and failure to use due care, both misdemeanors. The official record separately lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
New York City Transit President Richard Davey told reporters the MTA was working with police: "We will cooperate fully with this investigation," Gothamist reported.
Where
ALLEN STREET and CANAL STREET