Recent severe crashes

1. Pickup driver turning left hits 75-year-old 2026-02-02T17:50:00+00:00
   CLYMER ST
   A pickup driver turned left on Clymer Street at Wythe Avenue and hit a 75-year-old man in the intersection. Police recorded head injury and minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 40-year-old pickup-truck driver was making a left turn at Clymer Street and Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn around 5:50 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2026, and hit a 75-year-old pedestrian at the intersection. Police recorded a head injury and minor bleeding; the pedestrian was listed as incoherent. The report lists the pedestrian as crossing against the signal.
2. Driver slams stopped sedan on 5th 2026-02-01T19:37:00+00:00
   5 AVE
   On 5th Ave at President St, a driver going straight hit a sedan stopped in traffic. One 34-year-old driver was injured and reported neck pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, at 7:37 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2026, on 5 Ave at President St in Brooklyn, a driver going straight hit a sedan that was stopped in traffic. Police recorded contributing factors including slippery pavement and tire failure or inadequacy. A 34-year-old driver was injured, semiconscious, with a neck injury and a complaint of pain or nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Distracted box-truck driver hits pedestrian 2026-01-23T13:00:00+00:00
   CLINTON ST
   Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield. A box-truck driver hit a man on Clinton St at Tillary St, injuring his entire body.
   According to the police report, a box-truck driver was going straight ahead on Clinton St at Tillary St in Brooklyn and hit a pedestrian not at an intersection. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian, a man, was listed as injured, with internal complaints and “entire body” injury noted. The crash involved an oversized truck.
4. Inexperienced driver hits Brooklyn pedestrian 2026-01-21T10:54:00+00:00
   296 4 AVE
   A driver hit a 27-year-old man near 4 Ave and left him unconscious with crush injuries. Police recorded driver inexperience.
   According to the police report, a pedestrian was injured near 4 Ave in Brooklyn around 10:54 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2026. The 27-year-old man was reported unconscious with crush injuries to his hip and upper leg. Police recorded driver inexperience as a contributing factor. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Rider turns right, hits cyclist 2026-01-16T19:05:00+00:00
   MANHATTAN BR LOWER
   A 52-year-old cyclist suffered a head injury and severe bleeding after a rider making a right turn hit her on Manhattan Bridge Lower. A 20-year-old cyclist also had a head injury and minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 52-year-old woman riding a bike and a 20-year-old man riding a bike were injured in a collision on Manhattan Bridge Lower at 7:05 p.m. Police recorded that one rider was making a right turn and the other was going straight. Both were conscious; the woman had severe bleeding and the man had minor bleeding, with head injuries.