Left-Turning SUV Driver Kills Woman in Midtown Crosswalk
An SUV driver turned left off Sixth Avenue and hit an 83-year-old woman crossing W 58th with the signal. The impact crushed her head. She died in the crosswalk under the winter night lights.
What We Know
An 83-year-old woman was killed while crossing W 58th Street at Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan on a February evening. According to the police report, she was crossing with the signal in the crosswalk when a northbound SUV driver making a left turn hit her with the vehicle’s left front bumper. She suffered a fatal head injury and died at the scene. Weather records show light snow and below-freezing temperatures at the time.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 83; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing With Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2020 MAZD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
W 58th St & Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan
Press Articles
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