Drivers Fatally Hit 90-Year-Old Pedestrian on York Avenue
Police told the Post that a 68-year-old cab driver and a 35-year-old Chevrolet driver hit Frances Rickard, 90, at York Avenue and East 72nd Street, where the official record logged one pedestrian killed at 5:41 p.m.
What We Know
Frances Rickard, 90, was crossing York Avenue at East 72nd Street on the Upper East Side around 5:40 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2025, when police said a 68-year-old cab driver hit her and, moments later, a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer also hit her. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed, a taxi and a second passenger vehicle, and driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Post reported that Rickard was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she died, and that both drivers stayed at the scene and had not been charged.
Police described two drivers hitting Rickard as she crossed
The Post, citing police and sources, reported that Frances Rickard, 90, was crossing York Avenue at East 72nd Street around 5:40 p.m. when a 68-year-old man driving a cab hit her. Police said a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer also hit her moments later.
The fatal crash was recorded at York Avenue and East 72nd Street
The official crash record places the collision in Manhattan at York Avenue and East 72nd Street, in the 10021 ZIP code, at 5:41 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2025. The Post described the location as the Upper East Side.
Rickard died after being taken to the hospital
The Post identified the pedestrian as Frances Rickard, a 90-year-old Upper West Side resident. Police said she was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
Records and police accounts identify a cab and a Chevrolet
The official crash record lists a taxi and a second passenger vehicle involved in the fatal collision. The Post reported that the first driver was a 68-year-old man driving a cab and that the second was a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer.
The account of the cab driver's movement differs by source
The Post reported that police said the cab driver made a U-turn before hitting Rickard. The official vehicle record lists the taxi as traveling south and going straight ahead before the crash. The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Police said both drivers stayed at the scene
The Post reported that both drivers remained at the scene and had not been charged in connection with the fatal collision.