Recent severe crashes

1. Taxi driver fails to yield, floors cyclist 2026-06-08T22:01:00+00:00
   W 46 ST
   A taxi driver making a left turn at W 46th Street and 9th Avenue failed to yield and hit a 41-year-old bicyclist. The rider was ejected and suffered a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a taxi driver making a left turn at W 46th Street and 9th Avenue failed to yield the right of way and hit a 41-year-old bicyclist around 10:01 p.m. The bicyclist was ejected and reported a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
2. Police cite illness in taxi hit 2026-06-03T10:10:00+00:00
   W 47 ST
   A driver in a taxi hit an SUV on W 47th Street at 10th Avenue. A 20-year-old driver suffered a head injury and a 54-year-old passenger reported whiplash.
   According to the police report, a driver in a taxi and a driver in an SUV were both traveling north on W 47th Street at 10th Avenue in Manhattan when the taxi driver hit the SUV, impacting the SUV’s left front and the taxi’s rear. Police recorded illness as a contributing factor. A 20-year-old driver had a head injury, and a 54-year-old front-seat passenger reported whiplash.
3. Distracted driver blows yield, ejects 21-year-old 2026-05-26T18:43:00+00:00
   618 W 52 ST
   Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield at 618 W 52nd Street. A driver hit another driver, ejecting a 21-year-old man with a fractured or dislocated leg.
   According to the police report, the crash happened around 6:43 p.m. near 618 W 52nd Street in Manhattan. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield right-of-way. A 21-year-old man listed as a driver was injured, ejected, and reported a fracture/distortion/dislocation to his knee/lower leg/foot.
4. Suspended driver’s van crash leaves concussion 2026-05-19T17:01:00+00:00
   606 W 57 ST
   A driver in a van crashed near 606 W 57th Street, and a 25-year-old driver ended up with a concussion. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a 58-year-old man driving a 2018 Dodge Caravan with a suspended New York license was going straight ahead near 606 W 57th Street when he collided with a 2023 Nissan Sentra as its 25-year-old driver was making a U-turn. Police recorded driver inattention. The 25-year-old driver was injured with a concussion.
5. Distracted driver hits 24-year-old cyclist 2026-05-15T11:30:00+00:00
   50 W 50 ST
   A driver hit a 24-year-old cyclist near W 50th Street. Police recorded driver inattention, and the cyclist suffered severe lacerations to an arm and hand.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 4-door sedan and a 24-year-old bicyclist collided near W 50th Street in Manhattan on May 15, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. The cyclist was injured, with severe lacerations to the elbow-lower-arm-hand area. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor.