Recent severe crashes

1. Hit-and-run SUV driver kills pedestrian in Midtown crosswalk 2026-03-25T04:28:00+00:00
   2 AVE
   Police said a hit-and-run SUV driver killed Espina Bundley, 69, at Second Avenue and East 57th Street; official crash records place the pedestrian death one block north.
   Official crash records list a 69-year-old woman killed while crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal at Second Avenue and East 58th Street around half past 4 AM on March 25. The records list one southbound SUV, a driver with a New York permit, driver inattention or distraction, and traffic-control disregard. News reports citing police place the crash at East 57th Street and Second Avenue and say the driver left the scene. Police later identified Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba as the arrested driver, and reports said he was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, failure to yield to a pedestrian, and failure to exercise due care.
2. Oil truck driver backed over, killed pedestrian, prosecutors say 2026-03-20T04:40:00+00:00
   LEXINGTON AVE
   Prosecutors said Vincent Spano backed an oil truck over Terrill Jenkins in a Lexington Avenue crosswalk and left; official crash records list unsafe backing.
   Official crash records place the crash around half past 4 AM on March 20, 2026, at Lexington Avenue and East 61st Street in Manhattan, where a 44-year-old pedestrian was killed. The records list a tanker, the driver’s pre-crash movement as backing, and unsafe backing as a contributing factor. Prosecutors said Vincent Spano backed an oil truck through the intersection and over Terrill Jenkins in the crosswalk, checked on him, and left; police said he later turned himself in and was charged. Public accounts do not fully align on the truck’s path: early reports described a southbound vehicle, while the official vehicle record lists northbound travel and backing.
3. Pickup driver collides with MOPD on 3rd Ave 2026-06-03T19:34:00+00:00
   3 AVE
   A pickup driver and a MOPD rider collided on 3rd Avenue at E 44th Street after dark. The 48-year-old MOPD rider suffered severe leg lacerations and was reported unconscious.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2010 Ford pickup going straight north on 3rd Avenue at E 44th Street collided with a rider on a 2024 Ducati MOPD who was changing lanes. Police recorded lane marking improper/inadequate as a contributing factor. The MOPD rider, 48, was reported unconscious with severe lacerations to the knee/lower leg/foot.
4. Bus driver crashes into parked sedan 2026-06-03T10:22:00+00:00
   E 34 ST
   A bus driver hit a parked sedan on E 34th Street at Lexington Avenue. A 69-year-old passenger reported chest pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, a school-bus driver and a sedan driver were both listed as parked when the crash was recorded near E 34th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Police recorded “Other Vehicular” as the contributing factor for both vehicles. A 69-year-old woman riding as a passenger reported chest pain and nausea, and the bus driver, 75, was reported with whiplash.
5. Distracted driver hits parked school bus 2026-05-23T12:33:00+00:00
   188 E 86 ST
   Police recorded driver inattention when a driver hit a parked school bus at 188 E 86th Street. Two drivers were injured.
   According to the police report, a driver in a station wagon/SUV was going straight ahead and hit a school-bus driver who was parked at 188 E 86th Street in Manhattan. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and following too closely. Both drivers were listed as injured; one reported a back injury.