Two Drivers Fatally Hit 90-Year-Old on York Avenue
The city record says a 90-year-old pedestrian was killed at York Avenue and East 72nd Street; police told the Post that a cab driver and a Chevrolet Trailblazer driver hit Frances Rickard as she crossed.
What We Know
Frances Rickard, 90, was crossing near York Avenue and East 72nd Street when police said two drivers hit her. Police told the New York Post that a 68-year-old cab driver made a U-turn and hit her, and that a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer hit her moments later. The city crash record places the fatal crash at 5:41 p.m. and records one pedestrian death, no other injuries, and driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. In the city record, both drivers are recorded as traveling south and going straight ahead, which differs from the police account reported by the Post that the cab driver made a U-turn. Rickard was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she died; police said both drivers stayed and had not been charged.
Police described two impacts as Rickard crossed
The city record logs the crash at 5:41 p.m., with one pedestrian killed and no other injuries recorded. It records both drivers as traveling south and going straight ahead, which differs from the Post's police account that the cab driver made a U-turn.
York Avenue at East 72nd Street
The crash happened at York Avenue and East 72nd Street in Manhattan, along the York Avenue corridor.
CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder counted 396 crashes, 158 injuries, 15 serious injuries and 5 deaths on York Avenue in Manhattan from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
A 90-year-old pedestrian died at the hospital
The Post identified the pedestrian as Frances Rickard, 90, and reported that she lived on the Upper West Side. She was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
The record lists driver inattention, and police reported no charges
The city record lists driver inattention/distraction among the contributing factors for the crash and specifically on the Chevrolet driver's entry. It also lists pedestrian error/confusion in the pedestrian entry. Police told the Post that both drivers remained at the scene and had not been charged in connection with the fatal collision.