A man accused of intentionally mowing down pedestrians on a Times Square pavement, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, has pleaded not guilty.

A man charged with slamming his speeding car into pedestrians in Times Square should have been shot by police to stop him, a prosecutor said.

A man accused of steering his car on to one of the busiest pavements in the US and mowing down pedestrians has been charged with murder and attempted murder.

An 18-year-old woman killed by a car that barrelled down a pavement in New York's Times Square was a tourist, police said.