Recent severe crashes

1. Taxi and SUV Drivers Kill Man on FDR 2025-02-06T05:06:00+00:00
   FDR DRIVE
   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.
   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.
2. Distracted taxi driver leaves rider with head fracture 2025-12-10T23:04:00+00:00
   3 AVE
   A taxi driver on 3rd Avenue lost focus and hit something hard enough to leave a right‑rear passenger with a fractured head injury late Wednesday night.
   According to the police report, a taxi driver going north on 3rd Avenue near East 45th Street became distracted and crashed, injuring a 35-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat. Police noted a head injury with fracture and recorded driver inattention and distraction as contributing factors.
3. Distracted driver hits woman in Midtown crosswalk 2025-12-08T07:05:00+00:00
   E 58 ST
   A distracted driver turned right at East 58th and Second and hit a 26-year-old woman crossing with the signal. Morning commute, below-freezing air, and a pedestrian left with leg injuries and shock.
   A driver making a right turn from East 58th Street at Second Avenue in Manhattan hit a 26-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered injuries to her lower leg and complained of pain and nausea, and police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor for the crash.
4. Distracted SUV driver breaks man’s arm 2025-12-03T11:34:00+00:00
   E 57 ST
   On East 57th at Park, an SUV driver pulled from a parked spot and hit a 36-year-old man walking with traffic. Police logged passenger distraction. His arm fractured; Midtown kept moving without him.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2024 Toyota SUV pulled out from a parked position westbound on East 57th Street at Park Avenue and hit a 36-year-old man who was walking along the roadway with traffic. The pedestrian suffered a fracture and dislocation to his lower arm. Police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor for both the driver and the pedestrian.
5. Distracted truck driver slams teen cyclist 2025-12-03T08:10:00+00:00
   E 51 ST
   A beverage truck driver turned left off East 51st onto First Avenue and hit a 17-year-old riding straight on his bike. The oversized truck stayed upright; the boy went down with bruising and pain across his body.
   According to the police report, a beverage truck driver heading west on East 51st Street made a left turn onto First Avenue and hit a 17-year-old boy riding his bike north through the intersection. The teen was ejected and reported bruising and pain to his entire body. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield right-of-way as contributing factors. The crash happened on a cold weekday morning in Manhattan.