 A fatal crash in New York City on the 4th of July. Correspondent Jennifer King reports. A sad incident marred 4th of July celebrations on Manhattan's Lower East Side Thursday night. New York police say two people died on the scene. A third person was later confirmed dead and eight others were injured after a Ford F-150 pickup truck drove into a group at Corlears Hook Park at a high rate of speed. The first fire department crew to arrive at the scene found the pickup truck on top of four of the victims.