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New York City: 6 killed in 7 days as serious injuries pile up
May 14–May 21: 84 crashes left 6 people dead and 99 seriously hurt citywide. This alert has fired 12 times in 90 days and 12 times in a year. The pattern is not breaking.
From May 14 to May 21, New York City saw 84 crashes. Six people died. Ninety-nine people suffered serious injuries.
The week’s dead include a 70-year-old pedestrian struck by a dump truck on 87th Avenue in Queens. The same seven-day span includes deaths on Grand Central Parkway, Amsterdam Avenue, Forest Avenue, and the Williamsburg Bridge Outer Roadway. This citywide danger window keeps returning. It has triggered 12 times in 90 days and 12 times in 365 days.
City Hall contenders like Zohran Mamdani can back a citywide 20 mph limit and press Albany to move A2299 on speed limiters for repeat speeders.
- 84 crashes in last 7 days
- 99 serious injuries
- 6 deaths
- A dump-truck driver hit a 70-year-old man on 87th Avenue in Queens, killing him. Morning street, fatal outcome.
- Late Sunday night on Grand Central Parkway, a driver hit and killed a 76-year-old woman on foot. Another New York death on a high-speed arterial.
- A 26-year-old motorcycle driver died on the Williamsburg Bridge Outer Roadway. Police logged crush injuries and ejection.
Driver backed a van, killed man
Police say a driver backed unsafely on Parrott Place and hit a 37-year-old man working in the roadway. The pedestrian died.
New York City: Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for New York City 32,661 crashes • 84 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows DOT's KABCO definitions mapped from the NYPD Person table (injury status, injury type, and injury location).
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: people with any reported injury (KABCO A/B/C or generic "injured").
- Moderate / Serious: suspected minor + suspected serious injuries (KABCO B + A).
- Deaths: killed or apparent death reported by police (KABCO K).
Change badges (arrows and percentages) compare the selected window with the same period last year whenever we have enough history. The “From 2022” view shows totals across the full span since 2022. When a comparison window isn’t available the badge shows an em dash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
CloseCaught Speeding in NYC KXM7078 — 231 times
- 231 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KXM7078 · 2022 Gray Ford Pickup
- 231 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KWC3138 · 2022 Gray Mitsubishi Suburban
- 190 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNC 7M6148 · 2020 Black Harle Motorcycle
- 176 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KZF9054 · 2023 Black Mitsubishi Suburban
- 169 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LHW5598 · 2023 Black Toyota Sedan
About this list
This ranks vehicles caught speeding in this area during the latest 12-month window by the number of NYC school-zone speed-camera violations they received anywhere in the city during that same window.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Carnage in NYC 357 Whiplash (Neck)
▸ Killed 84
▸ Crush Injuries 119
▸ Amputation 4
▸ Severe Bleeding 63
▸ Severe Lacerations 54
▸ Concussion 138
▸ Fracture/Dislocation 255
▸ Internal Injury 270
▸ Whiplash 1,002
▸ Contusion/Bruise 1,125
▸ Abrasion 520
▸ Pain/Nausea 469
Crashes by Hour in NYC 5 PM • 1,181 injuries ↑8.5%
Who is getting hurt? Kids 1,454 injuries ↓4.8% Seniors 1,473 injuries ↓3.4%
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The three blocks below show direct costs, other harm, and the total for crashes with injuries, crashes without injuries, and all crashes together.
How we calculate this
We calculate these costs using a method developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. It gives one set of costs for crashes with injuries and another for crashes with no reported injuries.
Crashes with injuries cost much more because the method includes things like lost work, medical care, and long-term harm. NHTSA says crash costs include "lost productivity, medical, legal and court costs, emergency service, insurance administration, congestion, property damage, and workplace losses."
These are estimates, not bills. "Other harm" is the part of the broader estimate that goes beyond direct bills and insurance claims. It captures pain, disability, and lost quality of life.
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Preventable Speeding 113,001 16+ offenders ↓62%
Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders
- ≥ 6: 266,669 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 690,119 2025 year-to-date
- ≥ 16: 113,001 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 300,533 2025 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 96% by Cars and Trucks ↓4.6%
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the year selector to compare the current window with the prior period.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the broad categories we use to track vehicle harm.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians do not appear in this card.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
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