Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver fails to yield, kills woman 2025-12-08T20:54:00+00:00
   W 53 ST
   A 61-year-old SUV driver turned on Broadway and hit a 60-year-old woman crossing W 53rd with the signal. Police say the driver failed to yield; her crush injuries were fatal.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man driving an SUV south on Broadway made a left turn onto West 53rd Street around 8:54 p.m. and hit a 60-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way by the driver. The woman had crush injuries to her head and died from those injuries.
2. Left-turning SUV driver kills elder 2025-12-01T14:42:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A Mercedes SUV driver turned left off Park and hit an 85-year-old man walking with the signal in the crosswalk. Daylight, clear weather, one corner, one death.
   According to the police report, a man driving a 2019 Mercedes SUV south on Park Avenue turned left onto East 91st Street and hit an 85-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian had head and internal injuries and died at the scene on a clear Monday afternoon.
3. Left-turn driver kills man on Park 2025-10-24T19:34:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A left-turning sedan driver hit a 28-year-old man crossing with the signal on Park Avenue at East 63rd. Police recorded driver inattention. The report lists head trauma and apparent death.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a 2013 Toyota sedan making a left turn on Park Avenue at East 63rd Street hit a 28-year-old man who was crossing with the signal. The impact to the pedestrian’s head caused injuries recorded as “Apparent Death” with minor bleeding noted. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
4. Unlicensed SUV driver backs into Midtown crosswalk, kills woman 2025-09-24T14:40:00+00:00
   E 40 ST
   An unlicensed SUV driver backing on E 40th at Fifth hit two people in the crosswalk. A woman crossing with the signal died of head wounds. A 55-year-old man, also crossing with the signal, suffered a head fracture. Police recorded backing unsafely.
   An unlicensed SUV driver backing west on East 40th Street at Fifth Avenue hit two pedestrians in the intersection Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan. According to the police report, both were crossing with the signal when the driver hit them. A woman sustained fatal head injuries. A 55-year-old man suffered head trauma and a fracture. Police recorded backing unsafely and failure to yield as contributing factors. A box-truck driver, stopped in traffic, was present during the crash.
5. Taxi driver fails to yield, kills man 2025-08-30T05:03:00+00:00
   YORK AVE
   A southbound taxi driver hit a man in the roadway on York Avenue at East 72nd before dawn. Police recorded failure to yield, and the pedestrian died of crush injuries to his entire body.
   A southbound taxi driver hit a male pedestrian in the roadway on York Avenue at East 72nd Street in the early-morning hours. The pedestrian suffered crush injuries to his entire body and was pronounced dead. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor as the taxi traveled straight ahead.