2 dead, 3 critical after driver crashes into pedestrians on Upper West Side

Two people are dead and three others are in critical condition after a driver lost control and struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City, according to police.

The NYPD said the crash happened on Amsterdam Ave. near 109th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side at 6 p.m. Friday when a 61-year-old man — who may have been under the influence — jumped the curb, killing a 35-year-old man and a 46-year-old man.

Three men between the ages of 36 and 52 were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said…

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