Recent severe crashes

1. Driver’s Swerve Slams Parked Car on 126th 2026-01-16T15:45:00+00:00
   106 E 126 ST
   A 34-year-old driver swerved for an uninvolved car and hit a parked sedan on East 126th Street. The driver reported eye pain and nausea; a front-seat passenger and another listed occupant were caught in the mess.
   According to the police report, around 3:45 p.m. a 34-year-old driver reacted to another, uninvolved vehicle and hit a parked sedan on East 126th Street near East 106th Street. The driver reported eye pain and nausea. A front-seat passenger and another listed occupant were also in the car; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. E-Bike Rider Slams Into Parked Car 2026-01-05T20:06:00+00:00
   E 117 ST
   A 23-year-old e-bike rider going north on E 117th Street hit a parked car at 1st Avenue on a dark Monday night. He walked away conscious but with severe shoulder lacerations.
   According to the police report, a 23-year-old man riding an e-bike north on East 117th Street hit the left side of a parked vehicle near First Avenue on Monday evening. The rider suffered severe lacerations to his shoulder and upper arm but remained conscious at the scene. No other injuries were recorded in the report.
3. Box truck driver crowds right turn, injures three 2026-01-16T21:50:00+00:00
   2 AVE
   A box truck driver turned right off 2nd Ave at 125th and followed too closely, hitting a sedan and injuring its driver and two passengers. Night, freezing, and still the big truck takes the lane and the pain lands on them.
   According to the police report, a box truck driver and a sedan driver were both turning right from 2nd Avenue onto East 125th Street on Friday night when the truck driver followed too closely and hit the sedan. Police recorded the oversized vehicle and passing too closely as contributing factors. The sedan’s driver and two passengers reported neck and leg injuries and pain or nausea.
4. Driver blows right turn, hits woman working 2026-01-16T10:30:00+00:00
   517 E 117 ST
   A 39-year-old SUV driver turned right on E 117th Street and hit a 54-year-old woman working in the roadway, leaving her with a bruised back. Police recorded his view was blocked and that he turned improperly.
   According to the police report, a 39-year-old man driving an SUV made a right turn near East 117th Street and hit a 54-year-old woman who was working in the roadway. She sustained a back contusion and was recorded as injured. Police recorded the driver’s view was obstructed and that he turned improperly.
5. Tailgating driver slams car on FDR 2026-01-16T09:38:00+00:00
   FDR DRIVE
   A southbound driver on the FDR followed too closely and hit a car ahead, sending three women to treatment with neck whiplash while the rear driver walked away untouched.
   According to the police report, a southbound driver on the FDR Drive followed too closely and hit a sedan traveling ahead. Police recorded following too closely for the rear driver. Three women in the front car, including the 34- and 45-year-old rear passengers, reported neck injuries and whiplash. The rear driver reported no injuries.