Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver hits taxi on 1st 2026-05-06T16:41:00+00:00
   1 AVE
   A driver’s inattention in a school bus and a taxi ended with a 71-year-old passenger hurt near 1st Avenue and E 22nd Street. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.
   According to the police report, the crash happened Wednesday afternoon near 1st Avenue and E 22nd Street in Manhattan. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. A 71-year-old woman riding as a passenger was injured with internal complaints and a back injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Distracted driver hits cyclist on 3rd 2026-04-24T20:30:00+00:00
   E 19 ST
   A driver, recorded as inattentive, hit a 32-year-old cyclist at E 19th Street and 3rd Avenue after dark. The rider suffered severe lacerations to an arm and hand.
   According to the police report, a 32-year-old man driving a sedan hit a 32-year-old man riding a bike at E 19th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan around 8:30 p.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and limited/obstructed view. The cyclist was injured, with severe lacerations to the elbow-lower-arm-hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Road-rage driver crashes bus into moped 2026-04-14T22:01:00+00:00
   E 23 ST
   On E 23rd Street at 3rd Avenue, a bus driver crashed into a moped rider and left him with a reported crush injury to his lower leg and foot. Police recorded aggressive driving/road rage.
   According to the police report, at about 10:01 p.m. on April 14 on E 23rd Street at 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, a bus driver and a moped rider collided while both were going straight. The 24-year-old moped rider was injured, with a reported crush injury to the knee/lower leg/foot. Police recorded aggressive driving/road rage and other vehicular factors. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Taxi driver U-turns, hits e-bike rider 2026-02-20T00:59:00+00:00
   318 3 AVE
   A taxi driver made a U-turn at 318 3rd Avenue and hit a 37-year-old e-bike rider overnight. Police recorded driver inattention; the rider suffered a head injury and minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 33-year-old taxi driver was making a U-turn at 318 3rd Avenue in Manhattan when the driver hit a 37-year-old e-bike rider who was going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The rider was injured, ejected, and listed as semiconscious with a head injury and minor bleeding. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. SUV driver passes too close, shatters cyclist’s leg 2026-01-12T11:16:00+00:00
   111 E 18 ST
   A driver in an SUV passed a 43-year-old man on a bike too close by East 18th Street, hitting him and fracturing his lower leg. Midday, clear weather, and a rider still left with a broken body.
   According to the police report, a driver in a Chevrolet SUV and a 43-year-old man riding a bike were both traveling east near East 18th Street on a Monday morning when the driver passed too closely and hit the cyclist. Police recorded Passing Too Closely as a contributing factor. The rider suffered a lower-leg fracture and was listed in shock.