Fatal crash

Garbage truck driver kills 75-year-old on 1st Ave

A garbage truck driver speeding and changing lanes on 1st Ave hit and crushed a 75-year-old woman near E 101st St. Three people in cars were hurt while the oversized truck tore through parked vehicles.

1fatality
December 23, 2025date
6:27 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a garbage truck driver going north on 1st Avenue near East 101st Street hit a 75-year-old woman who was not in the roadway, causing fatal crush injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing. Three male drivers and two front-seat passengers in nearby vehicles reported pain or nausea after the chain of crashes. The truck is listed as an oversized vehicle.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 75; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Not in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Truck

    2023 PTRB-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 2; 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

  • Sedan

    2011 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing

  • Truck

    2018 FORD-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2023 KIA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Demolished

  • Sedan

    2015 SUBA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2022 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • SUV

    2020 SUBA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2016 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2024 NISS -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2009 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • SUV

    2016 JEEP -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Truck

    2023 PTRB-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 2; 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

  • Sedan

    2011 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing

  • Truck

    2018 FORD-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2023 KIA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Demolished

  • Sedan

    2015 SUBA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2022 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • SUV

    2020 SUBA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2016 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2024 NISS -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • Sedan

    2009 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

  • SUV

    2016 JEEP -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End

Where

1st Ave & E 101st St, Manhattan

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