Recent severe crashes

1. Queens driver blacks out, slams head-on 2025-12-02T14:30:00+00:00
   53-35 65 PL
   On a wet Maspeth block a sedan driver lost consciousness and drove straight into a pickup. The 70-year-old driver came out semiconscious, with severe bleeding from his lower leg.
   According to the police report, the driver of a sedan heading south on 65th Place in Maspeth lost consciousness in the afternoon rain and hit a northbound pickup truck head-on near 53-35 65th Place. A 70-year-old male driver suffered a leg injury with severe bleeding and was listed as semiconscious. Police recorded loss of consciousness as a contributing factor in the crash.
2. Left-Turning Chevy Driver Nails Cyclist 2025-10-16T17:26:00+00:00
   WOODSIDE AVE
   A Chevy driver turned left off Woodside Ave and hit a 49-year-old woman riding straight through the intersection. She was thrown from her bike with severe facial bleeding while police logged driver inattention.
   A southbound Chevy driver turned left from Woodside Ave onto 37 Ave in Queens and hit a 49-year-old woman riding a bicycle north, straight through the intersection. According to the police report, the rider was ejected and suffered severe facial bleeding but remained conscious. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The crash happened on a clear afternoon.
3. Distracted driver hits man in Queens crosswalk 2025-10-13T23:26:00+00:00
   60 ST
   A distracted driver hit a 23-year-old man crossing with the signal at 60 St and Broadway late Monday night. The man lay semiconscious, face bleeding heavily in the crosswalk.
   According to the police report, a driver hit a 23-year-old man who was crossing with the signal at 60 St and Broadway in Queens on a Monday night. The pedestrian was listed as semiconscious with severe facial bleeding. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor. The crash occurred after dark in the 108th Precinct, and the record lists the vehicle type as unspecified.
4. Left-turning SUV driver slams man in Queens crosswalk 2025-10-03T19:25:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A Jeep SUV driver turned left off Northern Blvd and hit a 69-year-old man crossing with the signal at 61st St. The man’s face was torn open by severe lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
   A driver in a 2009 Jeep SUV turned left from Northern Blvd onto 61st St in Queens around 7:25 p.m. and hit a 69-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered severe facial lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and driver inattention or distraction by the driver on this arterial street.
5. Driver’s U-Turn Slams 62-Year-Old Rider 2025-08-07T20:50:00+00:00
   69 ST
   A driver whipped a U-turn on Woodside Ave and hit a 62-year-old man riding his motorcycle straight through. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver as the rider suffered crush injuries to his knee and lower leg.
   On Woodside Avenue at 69th Street in Queens, a driver in a sedan made a U-turn and collided with a motorcycle that was traveling straight in the same direction. The 62-year-old motorcycle rider sustained crush injuries to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the sedan driver. The crash happened on a Thursday evening after dark.