Chelsea-Hudson Yards: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Taxi driver injures pedestrian on West 42nd Street 2025-10-09T14:27:00+00:00
   W 42 ST
   A taxi driver hit a 33-year-old man on West 42nd Street near 12th Avenue. The right front bumper took the blow. He bled and stayed conscious. Two rear-seat passengers were hurt. The 70-year-old driver suffered a head injury.
   A taxi driver traveling west on West 42nd Street in Manhattan hit a 33-year-old pedestrian. The man suffered leg injuries and minor bleeding but was conscious. Two rear-seat passengers, a 61-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, were injured. The 70-year-old driver sustained a head injury and was listed unconscious. According to the police report, the taxi’s travel direction was “West,” the “point of impact” was “Right Front Bumper,” and the pedestrian location was “Not at Intersection” with action “Not in Roadway.” Contributing factors were recorded as “Unspecified.” No specific driver error was listed in the report.
2. Porsche slams BMW at W 16 and 9th 2025-08-23T03:38:00+00:00
   W 16 ST
   Two sedans met hard at W 16 St and 9th Ave. Metal tore. Glass flew. A passenger bled from the face. The BMW driver hurt. The Porsche driver listed uninjured. Police note alcohol and other vehicular factors. Night streets took the hit.
   Two sedans collided at W 16 St and 9 Ave in Manhattan. The eastbound Porsche struck the right side of a southbound BMW. A 27-year-old female front passenger suffered severe facial lacerations. The 27-year-old male BMW driver reported pain. The 31-year-old female Porsche driver was listed uninjured. According to the police report “contributing factors” were “Other Vehicular” and “Alcohol Involvement.” Driver errors cited include Alcohol Involvement. The BMW showed right-side damage; the Porsche showed front-end damage. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured. The records identify both drivers as licensed.
3. Sedan Driver's Lane Misuse Injures Scooter Rider 2025-07-31T01:16:00+00:00
   W 38 ST
   West 38th at 11th. A sedan driver hit a man on a motorized scooter. He flew off. Semiconscious. Bleeding from the head. Police recorded 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' by drivers.
   A sedan driver hit a motorized scooter near West 38th Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan at 1:16 a.m. The sedan was going straight. The scooter was going straight. The sedan’s right front bumper struck the scooter’s center front. The 55-year-old scooter driver was ejected, semiconscious, with a head wound and severe bleeding. According to the police report, 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' was recorded for both drivers. The sedan was a 2024 Volvo registered in New Jersey, and its driver was licensed. No pedestrians were involved. The crash left one person injured.
4. Alcohol-fueled chain crash on 31st 2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
   W 31 ST
   Three westbound drivers on West 31st slammed together. Metal crumpled. Two passengers and two drivers went to hospitals in shock and pain. Police recorded alcohol and distraction by the drivers.
   Three westbound drivers in two sedans and an SUV collided at West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. Two drivers and a 24-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back and neck injuries and reported pain and shock. Other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors included “Alcohol Involvement,” “Driver Inattention/Distraction,” and “Other Vehicular.” Police recorded alcohol use and distraction by multiple drivers before the impact. The report lists center front-end damage to the lead sedan and rear-end damage to the following sedan and SUV, indicating a chain reaction driven by those recorded driver failures.
5. Distracted driver shatters man’s leg 2025-11-29T04:30:00+00:00
   W 23 ST
   A northbound driver on Eighth hit a 52-year-old man by West 23rd. Quiet curb. Sharp impact. Bone snapped. Leg twisted. One driver distracted. One man left broken in the street.
   A driver heading north on Eighth Avenue near West 23rd Street in Manhattan hit a 52-year-old man who was on foot and getting on or off a vehicle. The crash left the pedestrian with a fractured, distorted, and dislocated lower leg, and police marked him as conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the pedestrian location was listed as “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection.” According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” was recorded as the contributing factor, and the pedestrian record repeats “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the primary cause. Police listed the vehicle only as “Unspecified.”