Police Precinct 1: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcycle driver hits 82-year-old at 449 Broadway 2025-10-04T13:30:00+00:00
   449 BROADWAY
   A motorcycle driver traveling south hit an 82-year-old man at 449 Broadway. The impact was to the front of the bike. The man suffered head wounds and severe lacerations. The driver was also hurt.
   An 82-year-old man was hit by a motorcycle driver at 449 Broadway in Manhattan. The driver was traveling south and going straight through the intersection when he struck the man with the front of the bike. The pedestrian suffered head injuries and severe lacerations. The driver sustained a bruised hip and leg. According to the police report, the motorcycle was "Going Straight Ahead," the point of impact was the "Center Front End," and officers listed "Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion" as contributing factors. The report did not record a specific driver error.
2. Taxi strikes cyclist on Mercer and Houston 2025-08-20T12:11:00+00:00
   MERCER ST
   A taxi drove south and hit a westbound cyclist at Mercer and West Houston. The crash cut her leg. She stayed conscious. The car kept its nose clean; her body paid. A control was ignored. Streets turned sharp and small.
   A southbound taxi and a westbound cyclist collided at Mercer St and W Houston St in Manhattan. The 31-year-old bicyclist suffered severe leg lacerations and was conscious. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Traffic Control Disregarded.” The data shows the taxi’s center front hit the bike’s left front, indicating the motorist drove straight into the cyclist’s path. These are driver errors that endanger people outside the car. Only after those failures does the record note the cyclist listed “None” for safety equipment, which did not cause the crash.
3. Passenger opens door, injures 58-year-old cyclist 2025-08-14T09:35:00+00:00
   LIBERTY ST
   A passenger opened a right-side door on Liberty St. A 58-year-old man on a bike struck the door, was ejected and suffered severe lacerations to his arm. Police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor.
   A 58-year-old man riding a bicycle southwest on Liberty St at South End Ave struck a right-side door and was ejected. He suffered severe lacerations to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Passenger Distraction." Police recorded Passenger Distraction as the listed driver error. The report cites point of impact at the right-side doors and lists the bicyclist as injured and ejected. No other driver behaviors are cited in the report.
4. E-Bike Fails to Yield, Pedestrian Suffers Head Injury 2025-05-01T22:47:00+00:00
   CHURCH ST
   E-bike struck a woman crossing at Chambers and Church. She fell, hit her head, bled badly. The rider failed to yield. The street stayed loud and bright.
   A 58-year-old woman was hit by an e-bike at the intersection of Chambers Street and Church Street in Manhattan. She suffered a head injury and severe bleeding, and was found unconscious. According to the police report, the e-bike operator failed to yield the right-of-way. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the main contributing factor. No other causes were cited.
5. Taxi driver hits man on Wall 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
   WALL ST
   A taxi driver turned left on Wall Street and hit a man in the crosswalk. The cab’s bumper caught his hip and leg. Night street. Cold stone. Another pedestrian down.
   A taxi driver in a 2019 Cadillac making a left turn from Wall Street by Pearl Street hit a 41-year-old man who was crossing in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. The impact to the left front bumper left the pedestrian with a bruised hip and upper leg. According to the police report, the injured person was listed as a pedestrian at an intersection and was recorded as “Injured.” Police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the crash, and repeated it for both primary and secondary driver factors. Safety equipment for the pedestrian was listed as “None,” but only after driver distraction was cited.