Recent severe crashes

1. Cyclist strikes man walking to work in Central Park; man dies. 2026-09-23T16:00:00+00:00
   Manhattan
   A 32-year-old cyclist struck Richard O'Brien as he walked to work through Central Park; O'Brien died four days later.
   A 32-year-old cyclist traveling north struck Richard O'Brien, 41, as he walked to work through Central Park on the morning of September 23, 2026, the Daily News reported, citing police. O'Brien fell and hit his head. He died September 27. O'Brien was a steamfitter and a father of two. His aunt said he underwent two brain surgeries and was at one point in a medically induced coma. Police said the cyclist had not been charged as of September 28. The report's account places the collision on East Drive near W. 84th St., while its photo captions say West Drive.
2. Fatal crash: near East Tremont Avenue on Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 2026-09-21T16:00:00+00:00
   Bronx
   Press reports indicate a fatal traffic crash at near East Tremont Avenue on Park Avenue, Bronx, NY on 2026-09-21.
   This event is awaiting a matching NYC Open Data collision record. CrashCount will merge it with the police record if one appears.
3. Driver Turning Commercial Truck Kills Teen on Citi Bike 2026-09-18T16:00:00+00:00
   Manhattan
   A 57-year-old driver turning a commercial truck at East 14th Street and First Avenue killed 15-year-old Daria Serkov and injured another teen.
   A 57-year-old driver in a Peterbilt commercial truck was heading west on East 14th Street and turning right onto First Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday when he hit an electric Citi Bike carrying two teenagers, according to police reports cited by Gothamist, CBS New York and the Daily News. Daria Serkov, 15, of Manhattan, was taken to Bellevue Hospital and died there; the other teen was hospitalized in stable condition. Witnesses told reporters bystanders tried to get the driver to stop, and one witness said the driver was crying afterward. The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests or charges as the investigation continued. Advocates said the First Avenue corridor has a deadly history for bicyclists and called for turn calming and protected bike design at the intersection.
4. Motorcycle rider dies on Queensboro Bridge ramp 2026-09-17T16:00:00+00:00
   Queens
   Luis Cadena, 29, died after a crash on the Manhattan-bound Queensboro Bridge ramp in Long Island City on September 17, 2026.
   Luis Cadena was riding a 2025 Yamaha R7 on the Manhattan-bound ramp from Thomson Avenue to the Queensboro Bridge when the motorcycle came into contact with a median, according to police as reported by QNS. Cadena was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered severe injuries. Emergency responders took him to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he died. Police responded to the crash at about 6:20 p.m. on September 17, 2026. Cadena was 29 and lived in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. The ramp remained backed up for hours as police investigated.
5. Driver faces homicide charge after Brooklyn dirt bike rider dies. 2026-09-15T16:00:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   Keon Davis struck Detwan Hannah after a road dip threw Hannah from his dirt bike in Bedford-Stuyvesant; Hannah died, and Davis faces a criminally negligent homicide charge.
   Police said Detwan Hannah was riding north on Malcolm X Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m. on September 15 when a dip in the pavement threw him from his dirt bike. Keon Davis, driving a Mercedes behind him, veered into the southbound lane while trying to pass an MTA bus and struck Hannah, police said. Hannah died at Kings County Hospital. Officers arrested Davis at the scene, and he pleaded not guilty to charges including criminally negligent homicide.