Recent severe crashes

1. Truck driver blows turn, kills cyclist 2025-04-19T16:02:00+00:00
   80 ST
   A truck driver turned right off Juniper Blvd North and hit a 54-year-old cyclist on 80th Street. Police say the driver ignored traffic control; the rider was ejected and died from crush injuries as six truck passengers walked away.
   A 59-year-old truck driver hit and killed a 54-year-old bicyclist while turning right from Juniper Boulevard North onto 80th Street in Queens on a Saturday afternoon. According to the police report, the rider was ejected and died from crush injuries. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a factor for the truck driver, who was also reported injured. The truck carried six occupants. The crash involved an oversized box truck and a bike.
2. Two Drivers Blow Light, Kill Queens Cyclist 2025-03-19T17:28:00+00:00
   QUEENS BLVD
   A 23-year-old cyclist on Queens Boulevard was hit by a Ford SUV and a Mercedes sedan near 63rd Drive. Police say traffic control was disregarded and attention lost. His head took the hit. He died in the street while eastbound traffic kept moving.
   According to the police report, a 23-year-old male cyclist traveling north on 63rd Drive was hit and killed by the drivers of a Ford SUV and a Mercedes sedan moving east on Queens Boulevard. The cyclist suffered a fatal head injury. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Driver Inattention/Distraction as contributing factors. The crash happened on a weekday afternoon in Queens.
3. Right-turning Queens driver hits man in crosswalk 2025-11-07T10:35:00+00:00
   QUEENS BLVD
   A northbound sedan driver turned right from Queens Boulevard onto Yellowstone Boulevard and hit a 32-year-old man crossing with the signal. He stayed conscious but suffered crush and back injuries. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan traveled north on Queens Boulevard in Queens and made a right turn onto Yellowstone Boulevard, where the driver hit a 32-year-old man who was in the intersection crossing with the signal. The pedestrian stayed conscious but suffered crush injuries and back trauma. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver. The crash occurred on a Friday morning in the 112th Precinct.
4. Distracted SUV driver slams into three men 2025-10-23T06:55:00+00:00
   88-17 78 AVE
   On 78th Avenue in Queens, a westbound SUV driver hit three men in the roadway and a parked pickup. Police recorded driver inattention. All three pedestrians were conscious; one suffered crush injuries to his hip and leg.
   Three pedestrians were injured when a westbound SUV driver hit them on 78th Avenue near 88-17 at 6:55 a.m. in Queens. According to the police report, the driver then hit a parked pickup truck. The men, ages 22, 34, and 59, were recorded with leg and hip injuries, including crush injuries for the 59-year-old. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction as a contributing factor.
5. Overnight driver slams SUV on Jackie Robinson 2025-08-09T00:00:00+00:00
   JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
   Just after midnight on Jackie Robinson Parkway, a 32-year-old sedan driver hit the back of an SUV. She reported crush injuries to her whole body after reacting to another vehicle, according to police.
   According to the police report, just after midnight on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens, a 32-year-old woman driving a 2025 Honda sedan hit the rear of a 2010 Toyota SUV while both traveled east. She suffered injuries to her entire body and reported crush injuries. Three people occupied the SUV. Police recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle as the contributing factor.