Recent severe crashes

1. Alcohol-linked SUV driver kills two men on Amsterdam Avenue 2026-05-15T18:00:00+00:00
   AMSTERDAM AVE
   Police tied alcohol to Elvin Suarez, who they said drove an SUV onto a curb or concrete island near W 109th Street, killing Jason Negron, 46, and Michael Saint-Hilaire, 35.
   City crash records place the crash about 6 p.m. on May 15 at Amsterdam Avenue and W 109th Street and list alcohol involvement for a northbound SUV driver going straight ahead. The records count two male pedestrians killed, ages 46 and 35, two pedestrians injured, and two motorists injured. Police and prosecutors identified the driver as Elvin Suarez and said he went over a concrete island or curb near a barbershop before a chain-reaction collision involving parked vehicles. Suarez was charged with DWI and manslaughter-related counts; published accounts differed on the alcohol-test figure.
2. Alcohol-linked wrong-way driver kills taxi passenger 2026-05-03T03:45:00+00:00
   HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY
   Police said Robert Kock drove the wrong way on the Henry Hudson Parkway; official crash records note alcohol involvement, and passenger Ada Rivero, 65, was killed.
   Police said Kock, 26, drove a Subaru uptown against traffic near W. 79th St. a little before 4 a.m. on May 3 and hit a downtown for-hire Toyota with Rivero in the back seat. Official crash records list the Toyota as a taxi, record one passenger killed and two drivers injured, and note alcohol involvement and disregarding traffic control for the Subaru driver. The Daily News reported that police arrested Kock two days later on vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter charges.
3. Driver followed too close, hit cyclist 2026-04-19T17:01:00+00:00
   W 67 ST
   On W 67th Street at Broadway, a driver followed too closely and hit a 42-year-old cyclist. The rider reported knee/lower-leg/foot pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, the crash happened Sunday afternoon at 5:01 p.m. on W 67th Street at Broadway in Manhattan. Police recorded following too closely as a contributing factor. A 60-year-old driver in a sedan and a 42-year-old bicyclist were traveling north when the driver hit the cyclist. The cyclist was injured and reported pain or nausea, with injury noted to the knee/lower leg/foot.
4. Driver followed too close on Henry Hudson 2026-06-07T16:51:00+00:00
   HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY
   On Henry Hudson Parkway, a driver followed too closely and hit another sedan. One 56-year-old driver was injured.
   According to the police report, on June 7, 2026 at about 4:51 p.m., two drivers headed north on the Henry Hudson Parkway when one driver hit another sedan. Police recorded “Following Too Closely” and “Other Vehicular” as contributing factors. A 56-year-old woman listed as a driver was reported injured, with shoulder/upper-arm injury and an internal complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Bike rider blew control, hit 78-year-old 2026-06-05T18:57:00+00:00
   AMSTERDAM AVE
   A bike rider disregarded traffic control on Amsterdam Avenue and hit a 78-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She suffered a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a person riding a bicycle went straight on Amsterdam Avenue at W 105th Street and hit a 78-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal. Police recorded traffic control disregarded. The woman suffered a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation and was conscious.