Upper West Side-Lincoln Square: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Cyclist Dies After Striking Parked Bus 2025-04-24T14:13:00+00:00
   W 70 ST
   A 74-year-old man rides east on West 70th. Illness seizes him. His bike hits a parked bus. He suffers chest trauma. He dies in the street. The helmet could not save him.
   A 74-year-old cyclist traveling east on West 70th Street struck a parked bus and died from chest injuries. According to the police report, 'Illness takes him. The bus is parked. The bike strikes metal. Chest injury. The man dies there, in the afternoon light.' The only listed contributing factor is illness. The cyclist wore a helmet, as noted in the report. No driver errors or moving vehicles are cited. The bus was stationary at the time of the crash.
2. Driver Dies After Illness Behind Wheel on Amsterdam Avenue 2025-01-19T17:30:00+00:00
   W 64 ST
   A Jeep rolled on West 64th and Amsterdam. Illness struck the driver. The SUV carried two. One man died in the seat, the left rear bumper marked by the crash. The street bore witness to sudden loss and silent danger.
   A fatal crash occurred at West 64th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. According to the police report, a 73-year-old man driving a Jeep SUV suffered an illness while at the wheel. The report states, 'A 73-year-old man slumped at the wheel of a Jeep. Illness struck. The SUV rolled on. Two inside. One died in the driver’s seat. The left rear bumper bore the mark of the end.' The crash resulted in the death of the driver, who was not ejected from the vehicle. The police report lists 'Illnes' as the contributing factor. No other contributing factors or victim behaviors are cited. The incident highlights the systemic risks when medical emergencies occur behind the wheel, with the vehicle continuing uncontrolled and endangering all inside.
3. Distracted Drivers Cause Head-On Crash, Passenger Injured 2025-03-25T11:00:00+00:00
   BROADWAY
   Two sedans collided head-on at Broadway and West 60th. Metal tore. A 75-year-old man in the back seat bled from the head, wearing a lap belt. Both drivers were distracted, fueling a violent collision in Manhattan’s streets.
   According to the police report, two sedans crashed head-on at Broadway and West 60th Street in Manhattan at 11:00 a.m. Both vehicles sustained severe front-end damage. The 75-year-old male passenger, seated in the right rear and wearing a lap belt, suffered a serious head injury with bleeding. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the sole contributing factor for both drivers. One driver was making a left turn while the other was traveling straight. The narrative states: 'A 75-year-old man in the back seat bled from the head. He wore a lap belt. Both drivers were distracted.' No victim behavior contributed to the crash. This collision highlights the deadly consequences of driver distraction on city streets.
4. Distracted driver rear-ends stopped moped 2025-12-06T04:05:00+00:00
   W END AVE
   A sedan driver, distracted and rushing, plowed into a stopped moped on West End Avenue, throwing the rider and leaving him hurt in the dark, empty hour before dawn.
   A driver in a sedan heading south on West End Avenue hit a southbound moped that was stopped in traffic near West 65th Street. The crash damaged the sedan’s front end and the back of the 2025 Fengyuan moped. The moped rider, a 40-year-old man, suffered shoulder and upper arm injuries and reported whiplash. According to the police report, officers recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Traffic Control Disregarded” as contributing factors for the moped rider, but the crash details show the sedan driver moved forward into the stopped moped. Police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the collision overall.
5. Cyclist Slammed Into Parked Taxi Doors 2025-11-29T16:26:00+00:00
   W 71 ST
   A man rode south on West 71st. A parked taxi sat on his line. He hit the left doors and flew. The fall bruised his arm. Traffic rolled past as he lay on the cold street.
   A 57-year-old man riding a bike south on West 71st Street near West End Avenue in Manhattan hit the left side doors of a parked taxi and was injured. According to the police report, the taxi was parked with damage to its left side doors, and the bicyclist was ejected and suffered a bruised arm. The report lists “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” as a contributing factor for both the bicyclist and the vehicle registrant. Police did not record any driver-specific errors such as Failure to Yield or Unsafe Opening of Door. The report notes the cyclist was using “Helmet/Other (In-Line Skater/Bicyclist)” safety equipment.