Access-A-Ride Driver Charged After Fatal Chinatown Turn
A driver making a right turn at Allen and Canal streets killed 88-year-old Ngan Yung as she crossed with the signal, and police charged Access-A-Ride driver Michael Broughton with two misdemeanors.
What We Know
Ngan Yung, 88, was crossing Allen Street at Canal Street shortly before 11 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2023. The official crash record says she was crossing with the signal at the intersection when a licensed male driver in a Ford bus was making a right turn, and it lists failure to yield as a contributing factor. Gothamist, citing police, identified the driver as Michael Broughton, an Access-A-Ride driver who remained at the scene. Police charged him with failure to yield and failure to use due care, both misdemeanors. Yung was taken to Bellevue, where she was pronounced dead.
A right turn as a pedestrian crossed with the signal
The crash happened at about 10:50 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2023, at Allen Street and Canal Street in Manhattan. The official record says Ngan Yung, 88, was crossing with the signal at the intersection when a licensed male driver was making a right turn.
Gothamist reported, citing police, that Access-A-Ride driver Michael Broughton turned right onto Allen Street and hit Yung. She was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, where she was pronounced dead.
Allen Street and Canal Street
Police records place the crash at Allen Street and Canal Street in Manhattan’s 10002 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s location data for Canal Street in Manhattan counted 898 crashes, 381 injuries, 23 serious injuries and 2 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The Access-A-Ride vehicle was described two ways
The official crash record classifies the vehicle as a 2019 Ford bus with three occupants and records the driver’s pre-crash movement as making a right turn. Gothamist described the same vehicle as an Access-A-Ride van.
Gothamist reported that Access-A-Ride vehicles are owned by the MTA and operated by contractors, and that the service transports people with disabilities or medical issues who have difficulty using public transit.
Police cited failure to yield
The official record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. Gothamist reported that police charged Broughton with failure to yield and failure to use due care, both misdemeanors, after he remained at the scene.
New York City Transit President Richard Davey told reporters that the MTA was working with police and said, “We will cooperate fully with this investigation.”