They Might Be Giants guitarist seriously injured in car crash sparked by drunk driver, police say

John Flansburgh (pic) co-founded They Might Be Giants in 1982 with longtime friend John Linnell while studying at Pratt Institute. Photo AP

They Might Be Giants lead guitarist John Flansburgh was hospitalised with serious injuries following an Upper East Side car crash sparked by a drunk driver, police said Friday (June 10).

Flansburgh, 62, was taking a car service back to his Upper East Side home after the band had a show at the Bowery Ballroom at about 12:45am Thursday when the Ford he was riding in was T-Boned by a 2016 Honda near the corner of Park Avenue and East 102nd Street.