Recent severe crashes

1. Truck driver starting out kills Queens pedestrian 2025-10-16T08:59:00+00:00
   BORDEN AVE
   A truck driver pulled from parking on Borden Avenue by Maurice Avenue and hit a 48-year-old man in the roadway. The man suffered crush injuries and died on a weekday morning freight route.
   On Borden Avenue at Maurice Avenue in Queens, a driver in a diesel tractor-trailer started from a parking position and hit a 48-year-old man in the roadway around 8:59 a.m. The man sustained crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the crash happened in daylight on an arterial street in the 104th Precinct. Police listed the pedestrian as outside an intersection and recorded the contributing factors as “Unspecified.”
2. Distracted Cadillac driver doors e-bike rider 2025-11-08T14:46:00+00:00
   13-17 JACKSON AVE
   A Cadillac driver opened a door into a southbound e-bike in Long Island City. The 42-year-old rider hit steel, went flying, and suffered severe bleeding from his face while police logged driver distraction.
   According to the police report, a 42-year-old e-bike rider traveling south near 13-17 Jackson Ave in Queens hit the left doors of a parked 2021 Cadillac sedan on Saturday afternoon. The impact ejected him from the bike and caused facial injuries with severe bleeding. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the Cadillac driver as the contributing factor in the crash. Weather at the time was clear and dry, according to archived data.
3. Garbage-truck driver slams stopped Tesla on Rust St 2025-10-30T02:02:00+00:00
   RUST ST
   A garbage-truck driver went straight on Rust St and hit the back of a stopped Tesla sedan near Grand Ave overnight. The sedan’s driver and three passengers suffered crush injuries. Police recorded defective brakes and driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a driver in a garbage truck went straight on Rust St near Grand Ave in Queens and hit the back of a Tesla sedan that was stopped in traffic. Four people in the sedan were injured, including a 52-year-old front-seat passenger with head injuries. Police recorded defective brakes and driver inattention. The crash happened overnight.
4. 71-Year-Old Driver Crashes Hard Off LIE 2025-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   A 71-year-old driver turned left off the Long Island Expressway at Maurice Avenue overnight and crashed. His 65-year-old front passenger suffered severe leg bleeding while he walked away with chest and whiplash injuries.
   According to the police report, a 71-year-old sedan driver heading west on the Long Island Expressway tried to make a left turn at Maurice Avenue in Queens and crashed. The 65-year-old front passenger had severe bleeding in the lower leg. The driver reported chest and whiplash injuries. Police recorded “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle” as a contributing factor for both occupants in this overnight arterial-road crash.
5. Distracted teen rider ripped open on 56th 2025-09-11T09:50:00+00:00
   46-05 56 RD
   A 19-year-old motorcycle rider went straight on 56th Road in Queens and never made it. Police say his own distraction ended with severe leg wounds and a partial ejection in broad daylight.
   A 19-year-old man riding a motorcycle east on 56th Road near 46-05 was injured Thursday morning in Queens. According to the police report, he was traveling straight when he crashed, and police recorded driver inattention and distraction. The rider was partially ejected and sustained severe lacerations to his knee, lower leg and foot. Officers noted damage to the front of the motorcycle. No other people were listed in the crash record.