Recent severe crashes

1. Teen Tourist Dies After Driver Leaves Carriage in Central Park 2026-06-17T18:45:00+00:00
   Manhattan
   A carriage driver left his post for photos in Central Park, sources said, before teen passenger Romanch Mahajan was thrown and later died.
   Romanch Mahajan, a teenage tourist from India, died after a Central Park carriage ride turned fatal near 71st Street and Centre Drive. The New York Post reported that police and sources said the carriage driver had stepped away to take a photo of passengers when the horse became spooked and took off. Sources said Mahajan was thrown from the carriage and hit his head; he was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he later died. TWU Local 100 said a driver should never leave a carriage to take photos and called for a full investigation, enhanced training and tougher exams.
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. Suspended driver’s van crash leaves concussion 2026-05-19T17:01:00+00:00
   606 W 57 ST
   A driver in a van crashed near 606 W 57th Street, and a 25-year-old driver ended up with a concussion. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a 58-year-old man driving a 2018 Dodge Caravan with a suspended New York license was going straight ahead near 606 W 57th Street when he collided with a 2023 Nissan Sentra as its 25-year-old driver was making a U-turn. Police recorded driver inattention. The 25-year-old driver was injured with a concussion.