Driver Fatally Injures Pedestrian Crossing With Signal in Village
The official record says a driver making a left turn failed to yield and fatally injured a 76-year-old woman crossing with the signal at West 10th Street and Greenwich Avenue; the Daily News identified her as Lori Kleinman.
What We Know
Lori Kleinman, 76, was crossing Greenwich Avenue at West 10th Street on the evening of Oct. 3, 2023, when a driver hit her. The official record says the pedestrian was crossing with the signal and lists failure to yield right-of-way as the contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that a 56-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevy Suburban hit Kleinman, stayed at the scene and was not injured. Kleinman was taken to Bellevue Hospital and died the next afternoon. The official record describes the involved vehicle as a sedan, while the Daily News described it as an SUV.
A left-turn crash at a Greenwich Village crossing
The crash happened at about 7:21 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2023, at West 10th Street and Greenwich Avenue. The official record says the pedestrian was at the intersection and crossing with the signal when a southbound driver making a left turn failed to yield.
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Lori Kleinman, 76, and reported, citing police, that a 56-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevy Suburban hit her and threw her to the pavement.
West 10th Street has seen repeated injury crashes
The official crash record places the fatal crash at West 10th Street and Greenwich Avenue in Manhattan.
CrashCountNYC location context for West 10th Street in Manhattan shows 123 crashes, 45 injuries, 5 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Kleinman was remembered as a neighborhood volunteer
The Daily News reported that Kleinman lived steps from the crash site and had volunteered as treasurer of Jefferson Market Garden for a decade. Her wife, Robin Felsher, called her a “gentle force of nature” and said Kleinman also served as treasurer of her co-op board.
Felsher told the Daily News she came downstairs after a call from the building doorman and found Kleinman lying in Greenwich Avenue. She said FDNY members from a nearby station wrapped Kleinman’s head before EMS arrived, and she rode with Kleinman to Bellevue Hospital.
Sources describe the vehicle differently
The official record lists the involved vehicle type as a sedan and says the licensed driver was making a left turn. The Daily News, citing police, described the driver as a 56-year-old woman in a 2023 Chevy Suburban.
The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene and was not injured.
A safety request followed Kleinman’s death
Felsher told the Daily News she planned to ask Manhattan Community Board 2 to consider safety improvements at the intersection and wanted to pursue naming the corner for Kleinman.