Truck driver kills pedestrian and injures two women in Chinatown.
Driver Milton Williams mounted a sidewalk at Bowery and Canal Street on Sept. 10, 2026, killing 77-year-old Ting Jun Ye; Gothamist reported that two women were injured.
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What We Know
On Sept. 10, 2026, a driver in a truck carrying wooden pallets mounted the sidewalk at Bowery and Canal Street, striking three pedestrians; a 77-year-old man died and two women were reported injured. The Daily News identified the man as Ting Jun Ye and the driver as Milton Williams. Reports differ on the truck type and later impacts: Gothamist said the driver hit a parked sedan at Hester Street, while the Daily News said Williams hit a van and a box truck on Bowery.
The reports give different accounts of the truck's route.
Gothamist, citing police, reported that around 10:40 a.m. the driver of a Chevrolet truck carrying more than 200 pallets turned right from Canal Street onto Bowery, mounted the sidewalk and struck three pedestrians.
The Daily News described an overloaded flatbed truck carrying wooden pallets coming off the Manhattan Bridge at about 10 a.m. It reported that Williams mounted the curb and struck Ye and his daughter, Yong Wong. The paper said the force sent Ye and Wong down the sidewalk, where a 71-year-old woman was also struck as Williams veered back into the street and onto Bowery.
The sources differ on the truck type and approximate time: Gothamist reported a Chevrolet truck and around 10:40 a.m., while the Daily News described a flatbed and about 10 a.m. They also gave different accounts of later impacts: Gothamist said the driver hit a parked sedan at Hester Street, while the Daily News said Williams hit a van and a box truck on Bowery.
Ye was on his way to a medical appointment.
The Daily News identified the man who died as Ting Jun Ye, 77, and reported that he was headed to a doctor's appointment. Family members said Ye had been married for more than 50 years.
The Daily News reported that Ye's daughter, Yong Wong, suffered a severe spinal injury and remained hospitalized. Separately, Gothamist reported that two women, ages 71 and 52, were in stable condition after all three pedestrians were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
The crash site falls beyond a proposed street redesign.
Gothamist located the crash at Bowery and Canal Street in Chinatown, at the eastern end of a Canal Street corridor targeted for redesign. A plan presented in August 2025 proposed wider sidewalks between Broadway and Elizabeth Street but stopped short of the intersection.
A Department of Transportation spokesperson told Gothamist that the agency had lowered the speed limit, narrowed this section of the Manhattan Bridge off-ramp and added barricades to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
Police took the driver into custody.
Gothamist reported that police took the 66-year-old driver into custody at Hester Street; the Daily News identified the driver as Milton Williams. Authorities were investigating how the truck reached the sidewalk and whether the driver would face charges, Gothamist reported.