Recent severe crashes

1. Taxi driver dies after Midtown crash 2025-10-09T14:27:00+00:00
   W 42 ST
   A 70-year-old taxi driver suffered a fatal head injury on W 42nd Street at 12th Avenue. Afternoon run, arterial street, one man didn’t make it home.
   According to the police report, a 70-year-old licensed taxi driver heading west on West 42nd Street near 12th Avenue in Manhattan sustained a severe head injury in a crash and was later recorded as killed. He was driving a 2022 Toyota taxi with three occupants listed in the vehicle record. No other injuries were detailed in the person-level data for this report.
2. Drunk BMW driver blows light, shreds rider’s face 2025-08-23T03:38:00+00:00
   W 16 ST
   Overnight at W 16th and 9th, a 27-year-old BMW driver ignored a traffic control and hit a Porsche. His front-seat passenger took the worst of it, with severe facial lacerations. Police recorded alcohol for both of them.
   According to the police report, a 27-year-old man driving a BMW south on 9th Avenue with a 27-year-old woman in the front seat crashed with a Porsche sedan at West 16th Street in Manhattan. The BMW driver and his passenger were both listed with alcohol involvement and traffic control disregarded. The woman suffered severe facial lacerations; the driver reported back pain and nausea.
3. Sedan Driver’s Bad Lane Move Drops Scooter Rider 2025-07-31T01:16:00+00:00
   W 38 ST
   Overnight on West 38th, a sedan driver misused a lane and hit a 55-year-old man on a motorized scooter near 11th Avenue. He went airborne, ejected and semiconscious, bleeding from a head wound.
   A sedan driver going north on West 38th Street hit a 55-year-old man riding a motorized scooter near 11th Avenue in Manhattan around 1:16 a.m. According to the police report, both the sedan driver and the scooter rider were recorded for improper passing or lane usage. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury and severe bleeding.
4. Taxi driver fails to yield, hits 83-year-old 2025-12-10T14:37:00+00:00
   W 24 ST
   A 62-year-old taxi driver blew the right of way on W 24th and 9th and hit an 83-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal. Police logged failure to yield and driver distraction.
   According to the police report, a 62-year-old taxi driver going south on Ninth Avenue hit an 83-year-old woman in the intersection at West 24th Street while she was crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield right of way and driver inattention or distraction by the driver. The woman sustained a facial abrasion and was listed as injured.
5. Alleged drunk driver slams cars on 31st 2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
   W 31 ST
   Overnight on West 31st, a 39-year-old driver allegedly mixed alcohol and distraction, then hit the sedan ahead and triggered a chain crash. Two drivers and a young front-seat passenger ended up hurt with back and neck pain.
   According to the police report, a 39-year-old driver heading west on West 31st Street near Ninth Avenue hit the sedan ahead, which then hit an SUV. Police recorded alcohol involvement and driver inattention for the first driver. That driver, the second driver, and a 24-year-old front-seat passenger all reported back or neck injuries and pain and were listed as injured in the crash, which happened overnight in below-freezing weather.