Inwood: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Runaway SUV driver hits parked sedan 2025-11-28T22:27:00+00:00
   ISHAM ST
   On Isham at 10th, a westbound SUV driver lost control. The runaway truck slammed a parked sedan. A 25-year-old man took a head blow. A 41-year-old woman tied to the sedan was hurt.
   A westbound driver in a 2022 Ford SUV hit a parked 2020 Ford sedan on Isham Street at 10th Avenue in Manhattan. A 25-year-old man in the SUV suffered a head contusion. A 41-year-old woman connected to the parked sedan was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, the contributing factors were “Driverless/Runaway Vehicle” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driverless operation and distraction by the driver before impact. The SUV’s center front end hit the sedan’s center rear. No other causes or injured road users were recorded in the report.
2. SUV driver injures man on Sherman 2025-11-26T22:30:00+00:00
   SHERMAN AVE
   On Sherman and Isham, a driver in an SUV did not yield. The right front bumper caught a 26-year-old in the street. Night road. Steel and bone. His arm took the hit, and he stayed conscious in pain.
   A driver in an SUV going straight on Sherman Avenue at Isham Street hit a 26-year-old man who was crossing the roadway away from an intersection. The right front bumper struck his lower arm and elbow and left him conscious but injured, with bruising and trauma to his arm. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Unsafe Speed” were recorded. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and unsafe speed as the contributing factors. The data lists the man as a pedestrian not at an intersection, crossing with no signal or crosswalk, after the driver’s failure to yield and slow.
3. SUV driver runs light, slams Tesla 2025-11-20T22:04:00+00:00
   POST AVE
   On Post and Academy, a southbound SUV driver blew the light and drove into an eastbound Tesla sedan. Metal folded. Glass flew. A 51-year-old driver took a head shot and concussion in the dark Inwood street.
   A southbound BMW SUV driver and an eastbound Tesla sedan driver collided at Post Avenue and Academy Street in Manhattan. The SUV driver hit the left side of the Tesla. The 51-year-old man driving the Tesla was injured, with a head wound and concussion. Other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Traffic Control Disregarded.” Police recorded failure to obey a traffic signal by a driver. The report lists no additional contributing factors for the people involved.
4. Left-turning motorcyclist shatters woman’s arm 2025-11-17T15:50:00+00:00
   BROADWAY
   A left-turning motorcyclist cut across Broadway onto Isham and hit a 30-year-old woman crossing with the signal. Her lower arm shattered and twisted. Police recorded driver failure to yield and distraction.
   A motorcyclist drove south on Broadway in Manhattan and turned left onto Isham Street. The driver hit a 30-year-old woman in the intersection as she crossed with the signal. She stayed conscious but suffered a fracture, distortion, and dislocation to her lower arm. According to the police report, contributing factors included “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. The report lists the point of impact as the center front of the motorcycle. The crash was logged at 3:50 p.m. on Broadway at Isham Street in ZIP code 10034 under collision ID 4858598.
5. Elderly man’s face hit on W 204 2025-11-13T21:30:00+00:00
   W 204 ST
   On W 204 in Inwood, a driver going east hit an 84-year-old man crossing near Sherman. The bumper took his face. Blood on the pavement. An old man in shock under cold streetlight glare.
   A driver in a 2000 Honda sedan traveling east on West 204th Street hit an 84-year-old man who was crossing near Sherman Avenue in Manhattan. The impact came at the car’s left front bumper and the man’s face. He suffered facial injury, minor bleeding, and went into shock. According to the police report, contributing factors for both the driver and the pedestrian were recorded as “Unspecified,” and police listed no specific driver errors in the data. Police also recorded the pedestrian as crossing with no signal or crosswalk. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. in ZIP code 10034, within the 34th Precinct.