Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver blows turn, kills woman 2025-11-06T08:34:00+00:00
   MORTON ST
   On Morton Street, a GMC SUV driver turned left toward Seventh Avenue South and hit a 27-year-old woman in the marked crosswalk. Police say he blew the traffic control. She died there in the morning rush.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man driving a 2020 GMC SUV west on Morton Street in Manhattan turned left toward Seventh Avenue South and hit a 27-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal. She suffered crush injuries to her entire body and was killed. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor. The impact was to the SUV’s left front during the turn.
2. Driver Hits Man’s Head on Bleecker 2025-05-20T20:46:00+00:00
   283 BLEECKER ST
   A driver going straight on Bleecker hit a 26-year-old man in the roadway at night. The crash left him semiconscious, bleeding heavily from the head.
   A male driver in a Toyota sedan traveling east on Bleecker Street hit a 26-year-old man in the roadway on a Tuesday evening. According to the police report, the pedestrian was not at an intersection and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding and semiconsciousness. Police did not record any other injuries at the scene. The crash occurred after dark on a lightly cloudy night.
3. Speeding driver shatters man’s pelvis on 7th Ave 2025-03-14T07:11:00+00:00
   7 AVE
   A driver in a sedan sped down 7th Avenue and hit a 26-year-old man emerging from behind a parked SUV near West 13th Street. His pelvis shattered. Morning traffic kept moving.
   A 26-year-old man was seriously injured on 7th Avenue near West 13th Street in Manhattan when a driver in a southbound sedan, traveling at unsafe speed, hit him as he emerged from behind a parked SUV. According to the police report, the pedestrian sustained crush injuries to his pelvis and remained conscious at the scene. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor.
4. Taxi driver hits baby boy on 11th 2025-03-07T18:36:00+00:00
   68 E 11 ST
   A taxi driver going straight on East 11th hit a baby boy crossing outside the crosswalk. The child took the blow to his head and ended up semiconscious with severe bleeding on the pavement.
   According to the police report, a licensed taxi driver traveling west on East 11th Street near Third Avenue hit a baby boy who was crossing the roadway outside a crosswalk. The impact was at the center front of the cab, which showed matching damage. The child, listed as semiconscious, suffered a head injury with severe bleeding and was recorded as seriously injured.
5. Distracted taxi driver knocks cyclist down 2025-12-06T11:55:00+00:00
   W 11 ST
   On West 11th Street, a taxi driver looked away and hit a 21-year-old cyclist. The rider went down and walked away with a bruised neck instead of worse.
   A licensed taxi driver heading north on West 11th Street hit a 21-year-old bicyclist traveling west on West 4th Street late Saturday morning in Manhattan. According to the police report, the rider suffered a neck contusion but stayed conscious. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction by the taxi driver as the contributing factor in the crash.