Recent severe crashes

1. Driver blew traffic control, hit cyclist 2026-04-29T05:41:00+00:00
   FRANKLIN ST
   Before dawn on Franklin Street, a driver disregarded traffic control and hit a 24-year-old Citi Bike rider. Police recorded head injuries and unconsciousness.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV and a 24-year-old bicyclist were going straight ahead near Franklin Street and Church Street in Manhattan when the driver disregarded traffic control and hit the cyclist at 5:41 a.m. The cyclist was ejected and suffered a head injury and internal injury, and was listed as unconscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Driver’s bad pass breaks pedestrian’s leg 2026-04-22T22:05:00+00:00
   BEEKMAN ST
   A driver in a sedan hit a 65-year-old man on Beekman Street near Pearl Street, leaving him with a leg injury. Police recorded improper lane usage and unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, at about 10:05 p.m. on April 22, 2026, a driver going straight on Beekman Street near Pearl Street hit a 65-year-old pedestrian. The pedestrian was reported injured with a fracture, distortion, or dislocation affecting the knee, lower leg, or foot, and was listed in shock. Police recorded passing or lane usage improper and unsafe speed.
3. Driver failed to yield, hit cyclist 2026-03-16T03:50:00+00:00
   VARICK ST
   A driver making a left turn on Varick Street failed to yield and hit a 40-year-old cyclist near Spring Street. The cyclist suffered a back injury with a fracture/dislocation.
   According to the police report, a 21-year-old sedan driver was making a left turn on Varick Street at Spring Street around 3:50 a.m. on March 16, 2026, when the driver hit a 40-year-old bicyclist. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The cyclist was reported injured, conscious, and partially ejected, with a back injury and a fracture/dislocation.
4. Driver failed to yield, hit two girls 2026-03-11T17:49:00+00:00
   WEST ST
   A driver in an SUV hit two teenage girls at West Street and Chambers Street. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way; both pedestrians suffered fractures and dislocations.
   According to the police report, a 50-year-old driver in a 2023 Jeep SUV was going straight ahead on West Street at Chambers Street when he hit two pedestrians at the intersection. The pedestrians, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl, were listed as injured, with fractures/dislocations to the lower leg/foot and face. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way.
5. Driver turns right, hits e-bike rider 2026-03-04T12:10:00+00:00
   WEST ST
   A driver turning right on West Street hit a 35-year-old e-bike rider near Canal Street. Police recorded traffic-control disregard and driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a driver making a right turn on West Street at Canal Street hit a 35-year-old man riding an e-bike straight ahead. Police recorded traffic-control disregard and driver inattention/distraction. The e-bike rider was injured, ejected, and reported a shoulder/upper-arm fracture, distortion, and dislocation.