Recent severe crashes

1. Driver botches lane use, crashes on Varick 2026-05-20T17:53:00+00:00
   VARICK ST
   A driver made an improper pass or lane move and crashed on Varick Street. Police also recorded driver inattention; a 68-year-old driver reported an internal injury and back pain.
   According to the police report, two drivers were making right turns on Varick Street when a crash occurred. Police recorded passing or lane usage improper and driver inattention/distraction. A 68-year-old man listed as the driver was injured, with back injury noted and an internal complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Driver’s bad pass injures e-bike rider 2026-03-14T14:08:00+00:00
   100 CENTRE ST
   A driver made an improper pass near 100 Centre Street and hit a 55-year-old Citi Bike e-bike rider. Police recorded improper passing or lane usage.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan and a 55-year-old woman riding a Citi Bike e-bike collided near 100 Centre Street in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon. Police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” as a contributing factor. The rider was listed as injured, with facial injury and severe bleeding. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. 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.