Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Left-turning SUV driver kills elder 2025-12-01T14:42:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A driver turned left on Park. An old man walked with the light. The driver hit him in the crosswalk. His head took the blow. He died on that corner in daylight.
   An SUV driver headed south on Park Avenue turned left onto East 91st Street and hit an 85-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian suffered head trauma and internal injuries and was killed at the scene. According to the police report, the man was listed as a pedestrian at an intersection and “Crossing With Signal.” The driver was a licensed man in a 2019 Mercedes SUV making a left turn. Police recorded all contributing factors for both the driver and the pedestrian as “Unspecified,” leaving no coded driver error in the data.
2. Left-turn driver hits man on Park; apparent death 2025-10-24T19:34:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A left-turning sedan driver hit a 28-year-old man on Park Avenue at East 63rd. The right-front bumper knocked him down. Head trauma. Police recorded driver inattention. The report lists apparent death.
   A driver in a 2013 Toyota sedan turned left on Park Avenue near East 63rd Street and hit a 28-year-old man. The impact came at the right front bumper. The pedestrian suffered head injuries and was reported as “Apparent Death.” According to the police report, the driver was “Making Left Turn,” and police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” by the driver. The crash was logged in Manhattan’s 19th Precinct at about 7:34 p.m. The data lists the pedestrian’s injury severity as 5. No other injuries were reported.
3. Speeding motorcyclist slams man at 64th 2025-11-03T02:48:00+00:00
   E 64 ST
   A 21-year-old motorcyclist sped down Fifth and hit a 58-year-old man in the East 64th Street intersection. The man took the blow to the head. The rider flew off and bled from his shoulder. Police recorded unsafe speed and failure to yield.
   A 21-year-old man driving a 2018 Yamaha motorcycle south on Fifth Avenue hit a 58-year-old man in the intersection at East 64th Street at 2:48 a.m. in Manhattan. The pedestrian, at the intersection, suffered severe head lacerations and remained conscious. The driver was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered a shoulder injury with minor bleeding. According to the police report, officers recorded “Unsafe Speed” and “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” by the driver. Police note the pedestrian as “Crossing Against Signal” only after listing the driver’s recorded errors. The crash occurred in zip code 10065, within the 19th Precinct.
4. Left-turn driver hits woman at 86th and Madison 2025-10-22T19:10:00+00:00
   E 86 ST
   A driver turning left at East 86th and Madison hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to the hip and leg. Police cited obstructed view and driver inexperience.
   A driver in a 2021 sedan made a left at East 86 Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan and hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to her hip and upper leg and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and struck a pedestrian at the intersection. Police recorded View Obstructed/Limited and Driver Inexperience for the driver. The report lists the pedestrian as injured; the driver had no reported injuries. The vehicle, registered in New York, showed no reported damage.
5. Bus driver turns right, injures woman at 66th 2025-09-04T19:51:00+00:00
   E 66 ST
   A bus driver turned right at E 66 St and 5 Ave and hit a 61-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered lower-leg crush injuries. Police listed no driver contributing factor.
   According to the police report, a bus driver making a right turn at E 66 St and 5 Ave in Manhattan hit a 61-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to her lower leg. Police coded the point of impact to the bus's right front quarter panel. The crash time was 7:51 p.m. The driver held a New York license and operated a 2021 bus. The report lists no driver contributing factor. No Failure to Yield or other driver error appears in the data. Other listed parties were occupants with unspecified injury status.