About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 9
▸ Crush Injuries 14
▸ Severe Bleeding 8
▸ Severe Lacerations 4
▸ Concussion 12
▸ Whiplash 115
▸ Contusion/Bruise 77
▸ Abrasion 55
▸ Pain/Nausea 40
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year‑to‑year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
Caught Speeding Recently in AD 26
- 2021 Me/Be Utility Vehicle (Y33PVC) – 125 times • 3 in last 90d here
- 2024 White Lexus Suburban (LHT8624) – 100 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2007 Gray Toyota Sedan (LCLK85) – 88 times • 2 in last 90d here
- 2013 Chrys Van (G36VSY) – 78 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2019 Me/Be Coupe (HOLAMAMI) – 75 times • 1 in last 90d here
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Nine dead since 2022 in Queens’s AD 26. Nights stay deadly. Speeds stay high.
AD 26: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025
Just after 10 PM on Jun 11, 2025, a 2017 Chevy Tahoe hit 74‑year‑old Eric Wexler at 217 St. and Northern Blvd. He died at the hospital (Patch).
He was one of nine people killed in Assembly District 26 since Jan 1, 2022, with 2,182 injured in 3,890 crashes (NYC Open Data). Pedestrians bear a heavy share here: 4 pedestrians killed, 213 hurt (NYC Open Data).
Our highways eat people
The Cross Island Parkway leads our local toll: 3 deaths and 523 injuries since 2022. The Long Island Expressway adds 329 injuries. The Clearview Expressway racks up 106 injuries (NYC Open Data). On Aug 26, 2025, a 24‑year‑old passenger died on the Cross Island in a 1999 BMW; police listed unsafe speed (NYC Open Data).
Wrong‑way violence hit close, too. In 2023, Joseph Lee drove into southbound traffic on the Clearview and smashed into five cars. A judge gave him eight years. “Joseph Lee terrorized other drivers,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said (amNY).
Nights are the killing hours
The body count spikes after dark. Deaths land at 2 AM and 10 PM, with more at 7 PM and mid‑afternoon. Severe injuries stack up late, too (NYC Open Data). Speed sits behind too many crashes; distraction and failure to yield show up in the reports (NYC Open Data).
Streets where size wins
SUVs and cars are the usual weapons in pedestrian harm here: tied to 4 pedestrian deaths and most injuries in the district period (NYC Open Data). At ground level, that looks like turning strikes and straight‑through hits on wide arterials and highway ramps.
Local fixes are simple and proven: daylight corners, harden lefts, add leading walk signals, slow ramps. Target night driving on Northern Blvd and highway service roads. Work the repeat hotspots named above.
Who acts, and when?
Your Assembly Member is Ed Braunstein (AD 26). He voted yes on recent school‑zone speed‑camera bills and the NYC school‑zone law fix (S 5677, S 7678, S 8344 via Open States). He also voted yes on measures to carve out bus‑lane exemptions (S 6815, S 7785).
Citywide, two steps would bite hardest: lower the residential default speed, and force repeat speeders to slow down. Albany already gave the city the power to drop speeds; City Hall must use it. And the Stop Super Speeders Act would require speed limiters for the worst offenders. Both are on the table on our Take Action page.
The man at 217 St. never made it across. The highway death in August never made it home. Slow the cars. Hold the repeat offenders. Ask the people with power to act—today—at Take Action.
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons dataset, Vehicles dataset , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-31
- Two Pedestrians Killed In Separate Crashes, Patch, Published 2025-06-13
- Wrong-way driver rams cars on expressway, amny, Published 2025-08-15
- File S 8344 - S 5677, S 7678, S 6815, S 7785 , Open States / NY Senate, Published 2025-06-17
Fix the Problem
District 26
213-33 39th Ave., Suite 238, Bayside, NY 11361
Room 422, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Other Representatives
District 19
250 Broadway, Suite 1551, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7250
District 11
134-01 20th Avenue 2nd Floor, College Point, NY 11356
Room 913, Legislative Office Building 188 State St., Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
AD 26 Assembly District 26 sits in Queens, Precinct 111, District 19, SD 11.
It contains Bay Terrace-Clearview, Fort Totten, Auburndale, Bayside, Douglaston-Little Neck, Alley Pond Park, Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Queens CB11.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 26
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Elderly Driver Dies After Buick Veers in Queens▸Jan 2 - A Buick sedan veered on Union Turnpike. The driver, a 92-year-old man, slumped behind the wheel. The car struck hard. The airbag burst. He died alone in the seat. No other injuries reported. The street fell silent.
A 92-year-old man was killed when his Buick sedan veered west on Union Turnpike near 251st Street in Queens. According to the police report, the driver slumped behind the wheel and the car struck hard, deploying the airbag. The man died in the driver’s seat. No other occupants or bystanders were reported injured. The police report lists 'Illnes' as a contributing factor in the crash. No driver errors such as speeding or failure to yield were cited. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the report. The crash underscores the sudden danger that can unfold on city streets.
Jan 2 - A Buick sedan veered on Union Turnpike. The driver, a 92-year-old man, slumped behind the wheel. The car struck hard. The airbag burst. He died alone in the seat. No other injuries reported. The street fell silent.
A 92-year-old man was killed when his Buick sedan veered west on Union Turnpike near 251st Street in Queens. According to the police report, the driver slumped behind the wheel and the car struck hard, deploying the airbag. The man died in the driver’s seat. No other occupants or bystanders were reported injured. The police report lists 'Illnes' as a contributing factor in the crash. No driver errors such as speeding or failure to yield were cited. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the report. The crash underscores the sudden danger that can unfold on city streets.