Recent severe crashes

1. Driver fails to yield, kills woman in LIC 2025-08-31T12:49:00+00:00
   30 ST
   A driver in a Ford SUV turned right from 30th St onto 39th Ave and hit a 38-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She died there in the Sunday afternoon sun. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A male driver in a 2020 Ford SUV turned right from southbound 30th Street onto 39th Avenue in Queens and hit a 38-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk. She was killed. According to the police report, police recorded failure to yield the right of way. The pedestrian injury was listed as to her entire body.
2. Unlicensed Rider Killed Passing Taxi on Parkway 2025-02-01T08:50:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   An unlicensed 38-year-old rider tried to pass a westbound taxi on Grand Central Parkway and hit its front corner. He flew off the motorcycle onto the roadway and died there. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a 38-year-old man riding an unlicensed motorcycle westbound on Grand Central Parkway tried to pass a taxi traveling in the same direction. The rider hit the taxi’s right front quarter panel and was ejected onto the roadway. He suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The taxi driver was licensed and remained at the location.
3. Driver Fails to Yield, Tears Into 62-Year-Old 2025-10-04T10:50:00+00:00
   28 AVE
   A driver in an SUV turned right from 28 Ave onto 36 St in Queens and hit a 62-year-old man crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield and improper turning. The man suffered severe leg lacerations.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV making a right turn from 28 Ave onto 36 St in Queens hit a 62-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian sustained severe lacerations to his lower leg and foot and was listed as injured. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Turning Improperly by the driver.
4. Driver in Ford SUV hits man at 31 Street 2025-09-16T11:58:00+00:00
   31 STREET
   A driver in a 2012 Ford SUV, heading east on Astoria Boulevard, hit a 45-year-old man in the 31 Street intersection in Queens. The man took the impact to his head and suffered severe lacerations.
   According to the police report, a man driving a 2012 Ford SUV east on Astoria Boulevard hit a 45-year-old man in the intersection at 31 Street in Queens late Tuesday morning. The pedestrian was crossing at the intersection and sustained a head injury and severe lacerations. Police recorded no specific contributing factors for either party in the dataset.
5. Moped rider hits man off Queens roadway 2025-09-06T16:05:00+00:00
   11-44 30 RD
   A moped rider going west hit a 28-year-old man standing off the roadway near 30th Road in Queens. The man suffered severe bleeding to his face on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
   According to the police report, a person riding a moped west near 30th Road in Queens hit a 28-year-old man who was described as a pedestrian “not in roadway.” The crash happened on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The pedestrian had severe facial bleeding but stayed conscious. Police recorded “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” and “Aggressive Driving/Road Rage” as contributing factors for the pedestrian.