Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver kills woman on E. 118th 2025-10-19T02:16:00+00:00
   E 118 ST
   At 2:16 a.m., a driver going east on East 118th Street hit a 37-year-old woman near Second Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention. She died in the street.
   A driver traveling east on East 118th Street near Second Avenue hit a 37-year-old woman who was walking outside an intersection overnight in Manhattan. She was killed. According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” was recorded as a contributing factor. The vehicle type was not specified.
2. Overnight Harlem River Drive Crash Kills SUV Driver 2025-09-27T03:05:00+00:00
   HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
   A 55-year-old SUV driver crashed on Harlem River Drive around 3 a.m. in Manhattan. He took the full front-end impact, suffered a head injury, and died at the scene.
   According to the police report, a 55-year-old man driving a 2018 Honda SUV south on Harlem River Drive in Manhattan crashed around 3:05 a.m. on a Saturday. He was the only person in the vehicle, suffered a severe head injury, and was pronounced dead. Impact and damage were recorded at the center front end. No other injured people were listed in the report.
3. Driver Hits Man on RFK Exit Ramp, Kills Him 2025-06-02T12:49:00+00:00
   RFK BRIDGE EXIT 125 STREET 2 AVE
   A driver going straight on the RFK Bridge exit to 125th and 2nd hit a man in the roadway and killed him in daylight. Another pedestrian dies on a highway-style ramp built to move cars, not protect people.
   A male pedestrian died after a driver hit him on the RFK Bridge exit ramp leading to East 125th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan just before 1 p.m. on June 2. According to the police report, the driver was traveling straight when the crash occurred and the victim suffered crush injuries to his entire body and was pronounced dead. The collision happened in daylight on a Monday afternoon.
4. Unlicensed SUV driver kills man on Harlem River Drive 2025-01-26T05:52:00+00:00
   HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
   Before dawn on Harlem River Drive, a 53-year-old man tried to cross without a crosswalk. An unlicensed SUV driver hit him and caused fatal crush injuries. He died on the roadway, another pedestrian gone in the dark.
   According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive before dawn, not at an intersection and without a signal or crosswalk, when a southbound SUV driver hit him with the left front. The collision caused crush injuries to his entire body, and he died at the scene. Police recorded that the 2019 Nissan SUV driver was unlicensed. Weather data shows below-freezing temperatures and full cloud cover at the time.
5. Distracted Sedan Driver Hits Motorcyclist on 2nd 2025-10-17T10:54:00+00:00
   2 AVE
   A distracted sedan driver went straight on 2nd Ave and hit a 33-year-old motorcyclist at E 117th St. The rider suffered a head injury with severe bleeding in bright morning traffic.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old woman driving a sedan went straight on 2nd Avenue near East 117th Street and hit a 33-year-old man riding a motorcycle, who also was traveling straight. The rider suffered a head injury with severe bleeding. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The crash happened on a Friday morning in daylight conditions in Manhattan.