Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcyclist hits 82-year-old crossing Broadway 2025-10-04T13:30:00+00:00
   449 BROADWAY
   A 35-year-old motorcycle driver hit an 82-year-old man crossing at 449 Broadway on a Saturday afternoon. The senior suffered head wounds and severe lacerations; the driver walked away with a bruised hip and leg.
   According to the police report, a 35-year-old motorcycle driver traveling south on Broadway hit an 82-year-old man who was crossing at 449 Broadway on a Saturday afternoon. Officers recorded the pedestrian crossing against the signal and listed pedestrian error/confusion as the contributing factor. The man suffered head injuries and severe lacerations. The driver reported a contusion to his hip and upper leg.
2. Taxi driver blows light, tears into cyclist 2025-08-20T12:11:00+00:00
   MERCER ST
   A southbound taxi driver blew a traffic control at Mercer and West Houston and hit a 31-year-old woman on a bike. The crash sliced her upper leg open at midday while the cab rolled on in the rain.
   According to the police report, a southbound taxi driver went straight through a traffic control at Mercer Street and West Houston Street in Manhattan and hit a 31-year-old woman riding west on a bike. The cyclist suffered severe lacerations to her upper leg and remained conscious at the scene. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as the contributing factor in this afternoon crash on a rainy day.
3. Passenger flings door, sends cyclist flying 2025-08-14T09:35:00+00:00
   LIBERTY ST
   On Liberty St, a passenger threw open a right-side door into a 58-year-old man riding a bike. He hit the door, was ejected, and suffered severe arm lacerations. Police recorded passenger distraction as the cause.
   A 58-year-old man riding a bicycle southwest on Liberty St at South End Ave hit a right-side door opened by a passenger and was ejected. He suffered severe lacerations to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor in the crash, which happened on a rainy weekday morning.
4. E-Bike Rider Fails To Yield, Woman Left Unconscious 2025-05-01T22:47:00+00:00
   CHURCH ST
   An e-bike rider blew through Chambers and Church and hit a 58-year-old woman in the crosswalk at night. She went down, suffered a head injury and severe bleeding, while the rider failed to yield.
   A 58-year-old woman walking at the intersection of Chambers Street and Church Street in Manhattan was hit by an e-bike rider on Thursday evening. She suffered a head injury, severe bleeding, and was recorded as unconscious. According to the police report, officers listed failure to yield the right-of-way as the contributing factor in the crash on this arterial street.
5. Varick Street driver slams into cyclist 2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00
   VARICK ST
   A sedan driver going straight on Varick hit a woman on a bike at Houston at midday, leaving her with a bruised leg while the child in the car was also hurt.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a Buick sedan traveling south on Varick Street at West Houston Street hit a 30-year-old woman riding a bike in the same direction. The cyclist sustained a contusion to her lower leg. A young boy riding in the sedan was also recorded as injured. Police listed confusion by a person walking or biking as a contributing factor.