Longtime CBS News correspondent Bob Simon is being remembered as a giant of broadcast journalism following his death in a car crash in Manhattan Wednesday night.
Police say Simon was riding in a livery cab going south on the West Side Highway around 6:30 p.m. when it hit a Mercedes that was stopped at a red light at 30th Street.
The cab then crashed into the metal barriers that separate traffic.
Simon was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The livery cab driver suffered arm and leg injuries.
The Mercedes driver was not hurt.
Simon was a Bronx native who spent 47 years with CBS News.
He started contributing to "60 Minutes" in 1996, and became a full-time correspondent for the show in 2005.
During his career, Simon won more than 40 major awards, including 27 Emmys.
As a foreign correspondent, a cab ride on the West Side seems like nothing compared to the dangerous situation he found himself in, including 40 days of imprisonment by Iraqi forces during the start of the Gulf War in 1991.
Jeff Fager, executive producer of "60 Minutes," tells NY1 Simon had a talent that's not easy to find.
"He had a natural curiosity. He just couldn't wait to get out and cover a story and some people are born with that. Bob had it. He just wanted to be out in the world and he just couldn't wait to be in his next adventure," Fager said.
Bob Simon was 73 years old.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and grandson.