Speeding driver kills 22-year-old on Sixth
A driver in a Ford sedan, going too fast up Sixth Avenue near West 39th, hit a 22-year-old man crossing and crushed him between parked SUVs. He died in the street while the driver walked away with a broken face.
What We Know
A 38-year-old driver in a Ford sedan, traveling north on Avenue of the Americas near West 39th Street, hit a 22-year-old man crossing the road and pushed him between two parked SUVs. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered crush injuries and died at the scene. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor. The driver had a facial fracture and was listed as injured.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 22; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing Against Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2015 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
SUV
2019 AUDI -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End
SUV
2019 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 4; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Avenue of the Americas & West 39th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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