Recent severe crashes

1. Left-turning SUV driver kills elder 2025-12-01T14:42:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A Mercedes SUV driver turned left off Park and hit an 85-year-old man walking with the signal in the crosswalk. Daylight, clear weather, one corner, one death.
   According to the police report, a man driving a 2019 Mercedes SUV south on Park Avenue turned left onto East 91st Street and hit an 85-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian had head and internal injuries and died at the scene on a clear Monday afternoon.
2. Left-turn driver kills man on Park 2025-10-24T19:34:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A left-turning sedan driver hit a 28-year-old man crossing with the signal on Park Avenue at East 63rd. Police recorded driver inattention. The report lists head trauma and apparent death.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a 2013 Toyota sedan making a left turn on Park Avenue at East 63rd Street hit a 28-year-old man who was crossing with the signal. The impact to the pedestrian’s head caused injuries recorded as “Apparent Death” with minor bleeding noted. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
3. Parked SUV Door, Dead Cyclist on 51st 2025-02-18T15:05:00+00:00
   W 51 ST
   A 67-year-old man rode west on W 51st. Someone opened an SUV door into his path. He hit, flew, and went down hard. He died there, on a Midtown corner built for cars, not for him.
   According to the police report, a 67-year-old man riding a bike west on W 51st Street at 5th Avenue hit the door of a parked SUV and was ejected, suffering fatal head injuries. The report notes the SUV was parked on a cold weekday afternoon and lists the cyclist as unconscious at the scene. No specific contributing factors were recorded for either party.
4. Taxi and SUV Drivers Kill Man on FDR 2025-02-06T05:06:00+00:00
   FDR DRIVE
   Two southbound drivers turned FDR Drive into a killing lane before dawn. Their taxi and SUV hit a 61-year-old man in the roadway. He died there in the dark, another body fed to a highway through Manhattan.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man walking in the roadway on FDR Drive before dawn was hit and killed while two southbound vehicles traveled straight: a Ford SUV with front-end damage and a taxi with damage along its left side. The crash happened overnight in snowy, below-freezing conditions in Manhattan. Both drivers held valid licenses.
5. Bus driver hits man off Fifth Avenue 2025-01-26T21:34:00+00:00
   5 AVE
   A bus driver heading down Fifth hit a 39-year-old man who was not in the roadway near East 51st Street. Night, steel, and a giant vehicle left him dead on the street.
   According to the police report, a southbound bus driver hit a 39-year-old man near Fifth Avenue and East 51st Street in Manhattan on a Sunday night. The report notes the man was a pedestrian, not in the roadway, when the bus’s right front bumper made contact. He died at the scene. The bus is listed as an oversized vehicle in the record.