West Village: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver kills woman in crosswalk 2025-11-06T08:34:00+00:00
   MORTON ST
   On Morton at Seventh, a driver turned left and hit a woman in the marked crosswalk. Steel took the lane. Flesh took the blow. She went down and did not rise. Morning traffic kept its pulse.
   A 61-year-old man driving a 2020 GMC SUV west on Morton Street in Manhattan turned left toward Seventh Avenue South and hit a 27-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal. She suffered crush injuries to her entire body and was killed. According to the police report, officers recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” by the driver as a contributing factor. The impact was to the SUV’s left front bumper during the left turn. The SUV was registered in New Jersey and the driver held a New York license. The report lists the woman as a pedestrian at an intersection crosswalk. No injuries are listed for the driver.
2. Sedan Strikes Pedestrian on Bleecker Street 2025-05-20T20:46:00+00:00
   283 BLEECKER ST
   A sedan hit a pedestrian on Bleecker Street. The man suffered a head injury and severe bleeding. The crash left him semiconscious. No driver errors listed. Streets remain dangerous.
   A sedan traveling east struck a 26-year-old man on Bleecker Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was not at an intersection and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding, leaving him semiconscious. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The driver and passengers in the sedan were not reported injured. The only injury recorded was to the pedestrian, who was in the roadway at the time of the crash. The data does not mention helmet use or signaling as factors.
3. Speeding Sedan Shatters Pedestrian’s Pelvis on 7th Avenue 2025-03-14T07:11:00+00:00
   7 AVE
   A man emerged from behind a parked SUV on 7th Avenue. A sedan, moving too fast, struck him. His pelvis broke. He stayed conscious on the asphalt as traffic and city life pressed on. The street did not pause.
   A 26-year-old man was seriously injured on 7th Avenue near West 13th Street in Manhattan when a sedan, traveling at unsafe speed, struck him as he stepped from behind a parked SUV. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered 'crush injuries' to his pelvis and remained conscious at the scene. The report identifies 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor in the collision. The sedan’s impact was severe, shattering the man’s pelvis and leaving him on the roadway as other vehicles continued past. The police narrative states: 'A man stepped from behind a parked SUV. A speeding sedan struck him hard. His pelvis shattered.' The pedestrian was not at an intersection when the crash occurred. The report does not cite any contributing actions by the victim beyond his location and movement. The focus remains on the driver’s excessive speed, which directly led to the violent outcome.
4. Distracted taxi driver injures cyclist 2025-12-06T11:55:00+00:00
   W 11 ST
   On West 11th, a taxi driver looked away. His cab clipped a young cyclist. The rider went down hard, neck bruised. Sirens filled the narrow Village block.
   A taxi driver heading north on West 11th Street collided with a westbound bicyclist, injuring the 21-year-old rider, who suffered a neck contusion and remained conscious. According to the police report, the crash involved a 2021 Toyota taxi and a bike at West 11th Street and West 4th Street in Manhattan. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the taxi driver as the contributing factor in the crash. The bicyclist was listed as having no safety equipment, but that appears only after the driver’s distraction in the report. No injuries were reported for the taxi driver or passenger.
5. Distracted U-turn driver slams sedan 2025-11-29T04:29:00+00:00
   WEST ST
   On West Street a northbound driver cut a U-turn into southbound traffic. Two sedans met head-on. A young driver went into shock. A baby rode through torn metal and noise.
   Two sedans collided at West Street and West Houston Street in Manhattan, with a northbound driver in a 2020 Jeep sedan making a U-turn into a southbound 2020 Nissan sedan going straight. A 24-year-old male driver suffered injuries to his entire body and went into shock. An infant and two 35-year-old women were recorded with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield by the drivers as central causes. The report notes air bag deployment for the injured driver and does not record any contributing actions by passengers.