Taxi and SUV Drivers Kill Man on FDR
Two southbound drivers turned FDR Drive into a killing lane before dawn. Their taxi and SUV hit a 61-year-old man in the roadway. He died there in the dark, another body fed to a highway through Manhattan.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 61-year-old man walking in the roadway on FDR Drive before dawn was hit and killed while two southbound vehicles traveled straight: a Ford SUV with front-end damage and a taxi with damage along its left side. The crash happened overnight in snowy, below-freezing conditions in Manhattan. Both drivers held valid licenses.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 61; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Taxi
2021 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed
SUV
2008 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
FDR Dr
Press Articles
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