About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 10
▸ Crush Injuries 14
▸ Severe Bleeding 12
▸ Severe Lacerations 12
▸ Concussion 26
▸ Whiplash 135
▸ Contusion/Bruise 159
▸ Abrasion 108
▸ Pain/Nausea 70
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Left Turn on Linden. A Woman in the Crosswalk.
AD 55: Jan 1, 2022 - Oct 11, 2025
Just after 8 AM on Sep 19, a driver turning left at 1705 Linden Blvd hit a 50‑year‑old woman who was crossing with the signal. Police recorded a serious injury. Source.
“There are so many cameras. So why is he still at large…?” Her son asked that after a 72‑year‑old was killed crossing Sutter Ave in May. NY Daily News.
This is Assembly District 55. Since 2022, crashes here have killed 11 people and injured 3,954 in 6,829 crashes; 41 were recorded as serious injuries. NYC Open Data.
This Month
- Sep 14: two SUVs collided on Sumpter St; a front‑seat passenger was seriously hurt. NYC Open Data.
- Sep 2: on East New York Ave at Tapscott St, an ambulance driver going westbound hit a 16‑year‑old girl crossing; police recorded severe facial cuts. NYC Open Data.
The corners that keep bleeding
Police data list injuries and deaths along Broadway, Eastern Parkway, Atlantic Avenue, and East New York Ave. Broadway shows a death and 88 injuries since 2022. Eastern Parkway shows a death and 277 injuries. Atlantic Avenue shows 204 injuries. East New York Ave shows a death and 21 injuries. NYC Open Data.
Crashes do not keep office hours. Deaths in this district were recorded at 2 AM, 3 AM, 6 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, and 11 PM. NYC Open Data.
What the record says about causes
Police coded driver inattention/distraction in 72 injury cases here since 2022, with one serious injury. They recorded aggressive driving in five injuries (one serious). They logged failure to yield in 26 injuries. They marked disregarding traffic control in 20 injuries, and alcohol involvement in 15 injuries. Backing unsafely shows eight injuries. NYC Open Data.
Left turns show up again and again in recent serious crashes: the Sep 19 Linden case, the Aug 5 fatal at Pitkin Ave and Strauss St, and the Jul 7 serious bike crash at St Johns Pl and Rochester Ave all list the turning driver’s pre‑crash action as “making left turn.” NYC Open Data.
Streets can be fixed. So fix them here.
The tools are simple and local: daylighting at corners so people can see; leading pedestrian intervals and hardened turns to slow lefts; refuge islands and raised crosswalks on Broadway, East New York Ave, and Pitkin Ave; and targeted enforcement where injuries recur. These are standard city treatments; this district’s crash history points to where to start. NYC Open Data.
The policy lever Albany already pulled — and what’s next
This summer, Albany extended New York City’s 24‑hour school‑zone speed cameras. Assembly Member Latrice Walker voted yes on S 8344. Open States.
Citywide, two moves would blunt the harm spilling onto these corners: lower speed limits across more streets and force repeat speeders to slow down. The Stop Super Speeders Act would require speed limiters for drivers with repeated camera or point violations. Our full brief and how to press your lawmakers is here.
A man died crossing Broadway and East New York Ave on Jul 3, and the driver fled. Police say the driver never stopped. ABC7 and NY Daily News reported the case.
The woman on Linden had the light. The turn still came. The next turn does not have to.
Take one step today. Ask City Hall and Albany to act: Take action.
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-11
- Elderly Man Killed In Brooklyn Hit-And-Run, NY Daily News, Published 2025-05-15
- Driver Flees After Brownsville Fatal Crash, ABC7, Published 2025-07-04
- File S 8344, Open States, Published 2025-06-17
Fix the Problem
Assembly Member Latrice Walker
District 55
Other Representatives
Council Member Darlene Mealy
District 41
State Senator Roxanne Persaud
District 19
▸ Other Geographies
AD 55 Assembly District 55 sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 73, District 41, SD 19.
It contains Lincoln Terrace Park, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Brooklyn CB16.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 55
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Speeding Unlicensed Driver Kills Passenger in Brooklyn Crash▸Feb 27 - A sedan tore down Van Sinderen Avenue, slammed a bus, then a parked truck. Metal screamed. The front passenger, a 26-year-old woman, died in her seat. Head wounds ended everything. She never saw it coming. The driver had no license.
A deadly crash unfolded on Van Sinderen Avenue near Blake Avenue in Brooklyn when, according to the police report, a sedan traveling at 'unsafe speed' collided with a bus and then struck a parked box truck. The report states the sedan's front passenger, a 26-year-old woman, suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The sedan's driver was unlicensed, as documented in the official vehicle records. The police report attributes the primary contributing factor to 'Unsafe Speed.' The narrative describes the sedan as 'slammed into a bus, then a parked box truck,' underscoring the violent sequence. No contributing factors related to the victim's behavior are cited in the report. The focus remains on the unlicensed driver’s excessive speed and the systemic danger posed by unqualified motorists operating vehicles on city streets.
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Car Strikes Man on St. Johns Place, Head Bleeding▸Feb 18 - A westbound car hit a 42-year-old man near Eastern Parkway. He lay semiconscious, blood pooling from his head. No crosswalk, no warning, just the sudden violence of metal against flesh and the silence that followed.
A 42-year-old man was struck by a westbound car on St. Johns Place near Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, according to the police report. The report describes the man lying semiconscious on the pavement, bleeding from the head after being hit by the vehicle's left front bumper. The incident occurred at 20:56. The police report notes, 'No crosswalk. No warning. Just blood on the road and silence.' The pedestrian was not at an intersection when struck. No contributing factors or vehicle types were listed in the police report, and no driver actions are specified. The report does not indicate any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The focus remains on the impact and the severe injury suffered by the pedestrian.
Feb 27 - A sedan tore down Van Sinderen Avenue, slammed a bus, then a parked truck. Metal screamed. The front passenger, a 26-year-old woman, died in her seat. Head wounds ended everything. She never saw it coming. The driver had no license.
A deadly crash unfolded on Van Sinderen Avenue near Blake Avenue in Brooklyn when, according to the police report, a sedan traveling at 'unsafe speed' collided with a bus and then struck a parked box truck. The report states the sedan's front passenger, a 26-year-old woman, suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The sedan's driver was unlicensed, as documented in the official vehicle records. The police report attributes the primary contributing factor to 'Unsafe Speed.' The narrative describes the sedan as 'slammed into a bus, then a parked box truck,' underscoring the violent sequence. No contributing factors related to the victim's behavior are cited in the report. The focus remains on the unlicensed driver’s excessive speed and the systemic danger posed by unqualified motorists operating vehicles on city streets.
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Car Strikes Man on St. Johns Place, Head Bleeding▸Feb 18 - A westbound car hit a 42-year-old man near Eastern Parkway. He lay semiconscious, blood pooling from his head. No crosswalk, no warning, just the sudden violence of metal against flesh and the silence that followed.
A 42-year-old man was struck by a westbound car on St. Johns Place near Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, according to the police report. The report describes the man lying semiconscious on the pavement, bleeding from the head after being hit by the vehicle's left front bumper. The incident occurred at 20:56. The police report notes, 'No crosswalk. No warning. Just blood on the road and silence.' The pedestrian was not at an intersection when struck. No contributing factors or vehicle types were listed in the police report, and no driver actions are specified. The report does not indicate any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The focus remains on the impact and the severe injury suffered by the pedestrian.
Feb 18 - A westbound car hit a 42-year-old man near Eastern Parkway. He lay semiconscious, blood pooling from his head. No crosswalk, no warning, just the sudden violence of metal against flesh and the silence that followed.
A 42-year-old man was struck by a westbound car on St. Johns Place near Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, according to the police report. The report describes the man lying semiconscious on the pavement, bleeding from the head after being hit by the vehicle's left front bumper. The incident occurred at 20:56. The police report notes, 'No crosswalk. No warning. Just blood on the road and silence.' The pedestrian was not at an intersection when struck. No contributing factors or vehicle types were listed in the police report, and no driver actions are specified. The report does not indicate any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The focus remains on the impact and the severe injury suffered by the pedestrian.