Recent severe crashes

1. Driver runs control, SUV flips 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00
   HUDSON ST
   On Hudson Street overnight, a driver disregarded traffic control and hit another driver. One SUV overturned; a 49-year-old driver was injured.
   According to the police report, two drivers going straight on Hudson Street collided after police recorded traffic control disregarded and driver inexperience. A 49-year-old male driver suffered an abdomen/pelvis contusion and was listed as incoherent. The report lists other occupants; it does not describe their injuries.
2. Driver tailed cyclist, distraction sent him down 2026-02-17T11:45:00+00:00
   CHURCH ST
   On Church Street at Leonard, a sedan driver followed too closely and hit a 29-year-old cyclist. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a sedan driver making a left turn on Church Street at Leonard Street hit a 29-year-old male bicyclist around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police recorded following too closely and driver inattention/distraction. The cyclist was conscious, reported minor bleeding, and had injuries to the knee/lower leg/foot. The driver was a 48-year-old man.
3. Driver with defective brakes hits van 2026-02-14T14:38:00+00:00
   206 WEST ST
   On West St, a driver with defective brakes hit a van that was parked. A 46-year-old man in the SUV was injured.
   According to the police report, on Feb. 14, 2026 at 2:38 p.m., a driver in a station wagon/SUV with defective brakes hit a van that was parked on West St in Manhattan. Police recorded an abrasion to the 46-year-old male driver in the SUV, with injury noted to his elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver crashes into sedan on Canal 2026-02-06T00:06:00+00:00
   CANAL ST
   Just after midnight on Canal Street, a driver hit a sedan near Lafayette Street. A 25-year-old woman driving was reported injured.
   According to the police report, the crash happened at 12:06 a.m. on Canal Street at Lafayette Street in Manhattan. A driver going straight ahead in a 2015 Acura sedan hit another vehicle, with damage recorded to the Acura’s right front quarter panel. The 25-year-old woman driving was listed as injured and in shock. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver wrecks sedan overnight on West St 2026-01-24T03:38:00+00:00
   WEST ST
   A driver going straight on West St near Hubert St crashed hard enough to leave his sedan demolished. The 25-year-old driver reported chest pain and nausea; a 37-year-old passenger was also hurt.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan was going straight ahead on West St at Hubert St in Manhattan around 3:38 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2026. The 25-year-old driver was listed as injured, with chest injury and a complaint of pain or nausea. A 37-year-old male passenger was also listed as injured. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.