Hell's Kitchen: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Box Truck Strikes Pedestrian on 9th Avenue 2025-04-04T03:10:00+00:00
   9 AVE
   A box truck hit a man head-on near West 40th. Steel crushed his skull. He died in the street before dawn. The truck kept moving. No driver errors listed. The city stayed dark.
   A 39-year-old man was killed when a box truck struck him head-on on 9th Avenue near West 40th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in the roadway, not at an intersection, when the truck hit him. He suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The driver, a 75-year-old man, was not injured. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors such as failure to yield or distraction were recorded in the data.
2. Taxi passenger door injures e-bike rider 2025-11-22T13:55:00+00:00
   358 W 44 ST
   On West 44th a taxi sat in traffic. A door swung open into the lane. A young man on an e-bike hit hard and flew. He hit the pavement arm first. Blood on the street. The cab rolled nowhere. The hurt stayed.
   A crash on West 44th Street in Manhattan injured a 21-year-old e-bike rider and involved a 35-year-old taxi driver and a 68-year-old taxi passenger. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Passing or Lane Usage Improper.” Police recorded improper passing or lane usage by people in the taxi and on the e-bike. Data show the taxi driver stopped in westbound traffic while the e-bike rider traveled west and passed, with impact at the taxi’s right-side doors. The e-bike rider was ejected and suffered severe bleeding and an elbow and lower-arm injury. The report lists the taxi passenger and driver as not ejected and with no reported bodily injury. After the driver errors, the data note no safety equipment for the e-bike rider.
3. Teen Pedestrian Severely Cut Near 10th Avenue 2025-08-14T12:23:00+00:00
   W 50 ST
   A 15-year-old boy suffered severe lower-leg lacerations on W 50th Street near 10th Avenue beside a standing vehicle. He was conscious at the scene.
   According to the police report, “the only vehicle listed was a "Standing S," and the teen suffered severe lower-leg lacerations.” A 15-year-old male pedestrian is recorded injured, with wounds to the knee, lower leg and foot and a complaint of severe lacerations. The crash occurred midblock on West 50th Street near 10th Avenue. Police recorded no driver errors or contributing factors in the file. Vehicle data lists zero occupants and no driver details. The teen was conscious at the scene and the record contains no further causal findings.
4. Distracted SUV driver hits man at intersection 2025-07-25T21:09:00+00:00
   W 55 ST
   A driver in an SUV hit a 30-year-old man at W 55th Street and 12th Avenue. The man suffered severe head cuts. A passenger in the SUV was also hurt. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the driver. Night crash in Manhattan.
   A driver in a station wagon/SUV hit a 30-year-old man at W 55th Street and 12th Avenue in Manhattan at 9:09 p.m. The man was in the intersection. He suffered severe lacerations to the head. A passenger in the SUV was also injured. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was the contributing factor. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the driver. The driver traveled south and went straight. The driver hit the pedestrian with the right front bumper. That area was damaged. No other contributing factors were listed.
5. Sedan Strikes Two Pedestrians in Midtown Intersection 2025-07-04T07:36:00+00:00
   11 AVE
   A sedan hit two older pedestrians crossing with the signal on 11th Avenue. One suffered head wounds. The other hurt his back. Both remained conscious. The car’s front end took the impact.
   Two pedestrians, a 68-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, were struck by a sedan making a left turn at the intersection of 11th Avenue and West 54th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, both pedestrians were crossing with the signal when the vehicle hit them, causing head and back injuries. The sedan’s center front end was damaged. The report lists the contributing factor as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. Both pedestrians were conscious at the scene.