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 11
▸ Crush Injuries 16
▸ Severe Bleeding 9
▸ Severe Lacerations 11
▸ Concussion 17
▸ Whiplash 109
▸ Contusion/Bruise 118
▸ Abrasion 106
▸ Pain/Nausea 54
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.
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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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Linden. Church. Utica. The killing fields of AD 58
AD 58: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 26, 2025
Church Avenue. Linden Boulevard. Utica Avenue. The sirens keep coming.
Where the bodies fell
- A 68‑year‑old, Maurette Lafleur, crossed with the signal at Rutland and E. 95th. A left‑turning Mercedes hit her. She died at the hospital, the driver stayed, no immediate charges, police said. “The lady spin around and sped through,” a witness said. “I heard the van run over her and her bones crunching.” NY Daily News | Streetsblog NYC
- A man in the Church Avenue crosswalk at E. 55th was struck and killed. Police arrested the SUV driver, Winston Reid, for vehicular manslaughter after drinking, the Daily News reported. NY Daily News | NYC Open Data
- On Church and Kings Highway, a sedan moving at unsafe speed hit a 30‑year‑old man in the intersection. He died. NYC Open Data
- A 44‑year‑old on an e‑scooter collided with an MTA bus on Linden near Church. He was ejected and died. The scooter operator was unlicensed, the dataset shows. NYC Open Data
The list is longer. The pain is local.
Streets that don’t forgive
Linden Boulevard led the injury rolls here. One death. 134 injuries. Three serious. top intersections Church Avenue saw two deaths and 103 injuries. NYC Open Data Utica Avenue logged 141 injuries across two segments. NYC Open Data
Pedestrians take the worst of it: 7 dead, 494 hurt since 2022. Cyclists: 169 hurt. Riders of mopeds and similar: 1 dead, 92 hurt. Vehicle occupants: 3 dead, 2,369 hurt. mode split
Nights bleed. Deaths peak at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m., where the toll crests. Injuries are heavy at the evening rush and into late night. hourly distribution
What’s driving the harm
“Other” factors dominate in the ledger, with 10 deaths attached across the district. Vulnerable road user “error” is cited in three deaths, and driver inattention appears again and again. Unsafe speed is listed in fatal cases, including Church at Kings Highway. contributing factors
Sedans and SUVs account for most pedestrian deaths here: sedans tied to 3 pedestrian deaths, SUVs to 2, trucks to 1. vehicle rollup
The numbers climb. Year‑to‑date crashes are up 18% over last year. Deaths quintupled from 1 to 5 compared with the same stretch a year ago. Injuries rose 44%. PeriodStats
Known fixes, unmoved streets
- Harden left turns at Rutland and E. 95th. Install leading pedestrian intervals and rubber‑curbed treatments on Church, Linden, Utica. Daylight corners that hide people at crossings. small_geo_analysis
- Target the late‑day and night hours flagged by the crash data with focused operations at repeat hotspots on Linden and Church. hourly distribution
- Go after repeat speeders. One citywide proposal would force high‑violation drivers to use speed limiters after piling up camera tickets or DMV points. Streetsblog NYC
Power sits with City Hall and Albany
Albany renewed 24‑hour speed cameras near schools through 2030, a shield that holds. Open States City leaders also have authority to lower speeds under Sammy’s Law, and advocates are pushing for a 20 mph default. The call is live now. Take Action
A woman in a crosswalk. A man on the night walk home. The sound after impact. The street keeps the secret. We are left with the count.
What you can do now
- Demand slower default speeds citywide and support speed‑limiters for repeat offenders. Start here: Take Action.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-26
- Mercedes Driver Kills Woman In Crosswalk, NY Daily News, Published 2025-05-15
- Driver Kills Senior In East Flatbush, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-05-16
- Brooklyn Drivers Charged In Deadly Crashes, NY Daily News, Published 2025-07-18
- File S 8344, Open States, Published 2025-06-17
- The 1.5 Percent of Drivers Who Cause 21 Percent of Pedestrian Deaths, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2024-10-20
- Take Action: Slow the Speed, Stop the Carnage, CrashCount, Published 0001-01-01
Fix the Problem
District 58
903 Utica Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203
Room 656, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Other Representatives
District 45
1434 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
718-629-2900
250 Broadway, Suite 1831, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6859
District 19
1222 E. 96th St., Brooklyn, NY 11236
Room 409, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
AD 58 Assembly District 58 sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 67, District 45, SD 19.
It contains East Flatbush-Farragut, East Flatbush-Rugby, East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Holy Cross Cemetery, Canarsie, Brooklyn CB17.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 58
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Diesel Truck Kills Pedestrian on Linden Boulevard▸Nov 9 - A diesel truck struck a man on Linden Boulevard. The impact crushed his head. He died alone on the cold asphalt. The street was dark. No crosswalk. No signals. The truck kept west. The man never got up.
A 47-year-old man was killed on Linden Boulevard when a westbound diesel tractor truck struck him. According to the police report, the man was crossing the street away from any lights or lines. The truck hit him, crushing his head. He died at the scene. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The truck, a 2006 Volvo, showed no damage. The driver was licensed and traveling straight ahead. The crash left one person dead, no others injured.
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Unlicensed Van Driver Kills Elderly Woman▸Nov 5 - A Ford van struck a 79-year-old woman on Church Avenue. The driver was unlicensed and distracted. The van hit her head-on as she stepped off a vehicle. She died in the street. The front of the van crumpled. The driver stayed silent.
A 79-year-old woman was killed on Church Avenue in East Flatbush. According to the police report, she was stepping off a vehicle when a Ford van, driven by an unlicensed and distracted man, struck her head-on. The van’s front end crumpled from the impact. The police report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The driver did not have a valid license. The woman suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The report does not mention helmet or signal use as factors.
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Pickup Turns, Crushes Boy Cyclist on Linden▸Sep 3 - A pickup truck turned on Linden Boulevard. It struck a 9-year-old boy riding his bike. The truck’s right side dented. The boy’s legs shattered. He lay conscious on the asphalt. Driver inattention marked the crash. The street fell silent.
A 9-year-old boy riding a bike was struck by a turning pickup truck at the corner of Linden Boulevard and Troy Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pickup made a right turn and hit the boy head-on, crushing his legs and leaving him conscious but severely injured on the street. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The boy was not wearing a helmet, but this is noted only after the driver’s error. The truck’s right side was damaged in the impact. No injuries were reported for the adult driver of the pickup. The crash highlights the danger faced by young cyclists on city streets.
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Motorcyclist Thrown, Bleeding After Brooklyn Crash▸Aug 26 - A motorcycle struck a sedan on Albany Avenue. The rider flew off, head split open, blood on the street. He stayed conscious, pain sharp in the morning light. The sedan’s side crumpled. No helmet. No mercy. Brooklyn traffic did not stop.
A violent crash unfolded near 815 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle slammed into the side of a southbound sedan. The 37-year-old motorcyclist was ejected, suffering severe head lacerations and bleeding on the asphalt. He was conscious at the scene. The sedan’s 65-year-old driver was not reported injured. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but no driver errors were cited. The impact left the sedan’s left side doors damaged and the motorcycle’s front end crushed. No further details on fault or cause were provided.
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Sedan Strikes Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk▸Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Nov 9 - A diesel truck struck a man on Linden Boulevard. The impact crushed his head. He died alone on the cold asphalt. The street was dark. No crosswalk. No signals. The truck kept west. The man never got up.
A 47-year-old man was killed on Linden Boulevard when a westbound diesel tractor truck struck him. According to the police report, the man was crossing the street away from any lights or lines. The truck hit him, crushing his head. He died at the scene. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The truck, a 2006 Volvo, showed no damage. The driver was licensed and traveling straight ahead. The crash left one person dead, no others injured.
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Unlicensed Van Driver Kills Elderly Woman▸Nov 5 - A Ford van struck a 79-year-old woman on Church Avenue. The driver was unlicensed and distracted. The van hit her head-on as she stepped off a vehicle. She died in the street. The front of the van crumpled. The driver stayed silent.
A 79-year-old woman was killed on Church Avenue in East Flatbush. According to the police report, she was stepping off a vehicle when a Ford van, driven by an unlicensed and distracted man, struck her head-on. The van’s front end crumpled from the impact. The police report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The driver did not have a valid license. The woman suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The report does not mention helmet or signal use as factors.
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Pickup Turns, Crushes Boy Cyclist on Linden▸Sep 3 - A pickup truck turned on Linden Boulevard. It struck a 9-year-old boy riding his bike. The truck’s right side dented. The boy’s legs shattered. He lay conscious on the asphalt. Driver inattention marked the crash. The street fell silent.
A 9-year-old boy riding a bike was struck by a turning pickup truck at the corner of Linden Boulevard and Troy Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pickup made a right turn and hit the boy head-on, crushing his legs and leaving him conscious but severely injured on the street. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The boy was not wearing a helmet, but this is noted only after the driver’s error. The truck’s right side was damaged in the impact. No injuries were reported for the adult driver of the pickup. The crash highlights the danger faced by young cyclists on city streets.
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Motorcyclist Thrown, Bleeding After Brooklyn Crash▸Aug 26 - A motorcycle struck a sedan on Albany Avenue. The rider flew off, head split open, blood on the street. He stayed conscious, pain sharp in the morning light. The sedan’s side crumpled. No helmet. No mercy. Brooklyn traffic did not stop.
A violent crash unfolded near 815 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle slammed into the side of a southbound sedan. The 37-year-old motorcyclist was ejected, suffering severe head lacerations and bleeding on the asphalt. He was conscious at the scene. The sedan’s 65-year-old driver was not reported injured. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but no driver errors were cited. The impact left the sedan’s left side doors damaged and the motorcycle’s front end crushed. No further details on fault or cause were provided.
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Sedan Strikes Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk▸Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Nov 5 - A Ford van struck a 79-year-old woman on Church Avenue. The driver was unlicensed and distracted. The van hit her head-on as she stepped off a vehicle. She died in the street. The front of the van crumpled. The driver stayed silent.
A 79-year-old woman was killed on Church Avenue in East Flatbush. According to the police report, she was stepping off a vehicle when a Ford van, driven by an unlicensed and distracted man, struck her head-on. The van’s front end crumpled from the impact. The police report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The driver did not have a valid license. The woman suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The report does not mention helmet or signal use as factors.
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Pickup Turns, Crushes Boy Cyclist on Linden▸Sep 3 - A pickup truck turned on Linden Boulevard. It struck a 9-year-old boy riding his bike. The truck’s right side dented. The boy’s legs shattered. He lay conscious on the asphalt. Driver inattention marked the crash. The street fell silent.
A 9-year-old boy riding a bike was struck by a turning pickup truck at the corner of Linden Boulevard and Troy Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pickup made a right turn and hit the boy head-on, crushing his legs and leaving him conscious but severely injured on the street. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The boy was not wearing a helmet, but this is noted only after the driver’s error. The truck’s right side was damaged in the impact. No injuries were reported for the adult driver of the pickup. The crash highlights the danger faced by young cyclists on city streets.
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Motorcyclist Thrown, Bleeding After Brooklyn Crash▸Aug 26 - A motorcycle struck a sedan on Albany Avenue. The rider flew off, head split open, blood on the street. He stayed conscious, pain sharp in the morning light. The sedan’s side crumpled. No helmet. No mercy. Brooklyn traffic did not stop.
A violent crash unfolded near 815 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle slammed into the side of a southbound sedan. The 37-year-old motorcyclist was ejected, suffering severe head lacerations and bleeding on the asphalt. He was conscious at the scene. The sedan’s 65-year-old driver was not reported injured. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but no driver errors were cited. The impact left the sedan’s left side doors damaged and the motorcycle’s front end crushed. No further details on fault or cause were provided.
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Sedan Strikes Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk▸Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Sep 3 - A pickup truck turned on Linden Boulevard. It struck a 9-year-old boy riding his bike. The truck’s right side dented. The boy’s legs shattered. He lay conscious on the asphalt. Driver inattention marked the crash. The street fell silent.
A 9-year-old boy riding a bike was struck by a turning pickup truck at the corner of Linden Boulevard and Troy Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pickup made a right turn and hit the boy head-on, crushing his legs and leaving him conscious but severely injured on the street. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The boy was not wearing a helmet, but this is noted only after the driver’s error. The truck’s right side was damaged in the impact. No injuries were reported for the adult driver of the pickup. The crash highlights the danger faced by young cyclists on city streets.
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Motorcyclist Thrown, Bleeding After Brooklyn Crash▸Aug 26 - A motorcycle struck a sedan on Albany Avenue. The rider flew off, head split open, blood on the street. He stayed conscious, pain sharp in the morning light. The sedan’s side crumpled. No helmet. No mercy. Brooklyn traffic did not stop.
A violent crash unfolded near 815 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle slammed into the side of a southbound sedan. The 37-year-old motorcyclist was ejected, suffering severe head lacerations and bleeding on the asphalt. He was conscious at the scene. The sedan’s 65-year-old driver was not reported injured. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but no driver errors were cited. The impact left the sedan’s left side doors damaged and the motorcycle’s front end crushed. No further details on fault or cause were provided.
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Sedan Strikes Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk▸Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Aug 26 - A motorcycle struck a sedan on Albany Avenue. The rider flew off, head split open, blood on the street. He stayed conscious, pain sharp in the morning light. The sedan’s side crumpled. No helmet. No mercy. Brooklyn traffic did not stop.
A violent crash unfolded near 815 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle slammed into the side of a southbound sedan. The 37-year-old motorcyclist was ejected, suffering severe head lacerations and bleeding on the asphalt. He was conscious at the scene. The sedan’s 65-year-old driver was not reported injured. Both vehicles were traveling straight. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but no driver errors were cited. The impact left the sedan’s left side doors damaged and the motorcycle’s front end crushed. No further details on fault or cause were provided.
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Sedan Strikes Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk▸Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jul 25 - A Chrysler sedan hit a 52-year-old man crossing Hegeman Avenue. He bled from the head, face split open, under harsh streetlights. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay conscious, wounded, in the marked crosswalk.
A Chrysler sedan struck a 52-year-old man in a marked crosswalk on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was crossing with no signal when the car hit him, leaving him conscious but bleeding from the head with severe lacerations. The sedan’s front end was crumpled from the impact. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors were specified in the data. The pedestrian was the only person injured in this crash.
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SUV Slams Cyclist on Utica Avenue▸Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jul 17 - A man turns left on his bike. An SUV barrels straight. Metal crushes bone. Blood pools on the street. The cyclist lies semiconscious, head split open. The SUV’s front end is wrecked. Night air thick with sirens. The street stays silent.
A 57-year-old man riding a bike was struck by an SUV on Utica Avenue. According to the police report, the cyclist was making a left turn when the SUV hit him head-on. The crash left the cyclist semiconscious with severe bleeding from a head injury. The SUV’s front end was crushed. Police list 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary cause remains the driver’s failure to yield. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s occupants. The scene was marked by violence and silence.
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E-Bike Crash Hurls Two on East 98th▸Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jul 13 - An e-bike turned and struck. Two men flew. Blood pooled on Willmohr Street. One man lay still, the other crawled, torn and gasping. Both suffered severe lacerations. Sirens came late. The bike’s front end crumpled against the Brooklyn asphalt.
Two men were injured in a violent e-bike crash at East 98th Street and Willmohr Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the e-bike was struck mid-turn. Both the 22-year-old passenger and the 38-year-old driver were ejected and suffered severe lacerations to their entire bodies. The report states, 'One lay still, blood pooling. The other crawled, torn and gasping.' The e-bike’s front end was crushed. The police listed the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The crash left both men injured and the street marked by blood and wreckage.
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Head-On Sedan Crash Crushes Passenger on Rockaway Parkway▸Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jun 20 - Two sedans slammed head-first near Rutland Road. Metal twisted. A woman in the front seat took the worst of it. Her back broke against the dash. She sat silent, stunned, as the wreck caved in around her.
Two sedans collided head-on at Rockaway Parkway near Rutland Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a 48-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered a broken back and crush injuries. She wore no belt. Both drivers, men aged 36 and 49, were also involved and listed as injured or with unspecified injuries. The report states, 'Two sedans collided head-first. A 48-year-old woman in the front seat wore no belt. Her back broke against the dash.' No contributing factors or driver errors are specified in the data. The crash left the passenger in shock, trapped in the twisted metal. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
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SUV Ignores Signal, E-Scooter Rider Bloodied▸Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jun 10 - A Nissan SUV struck a northbound e-scooter on Avenue L. The rider’s leg split open. Blood pooled on hot Brooklyn pavement. The SUV’s front end hit flesh. The street stayed busy. The system failed to protect the vulnerable.
A Nissan SUV hit a northbound e-scooter at Avenue L and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn. The 51-year-old man riding the e-scooter suffered severe lacerations to his leg. According to the police report, 'Traffic Control Disregarded' was listed as a contributing factor. The SUV’s center front end struck the rider. The e-scooter operator was unlicensed and wore no helmet, but these details follow the primary driver error. No injuries were reported for the SUV’s driver. The crash left the e-scooter rider bleeding on the street, another vulnerable road user hurt by a driver’s failure to obey traffic control.
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Pickup Plows Parked Cars on East 51st▸Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Apr 7 - A pickup smashed through parked cars in Brooklyn. Metal twisted. Glass shattered. The driver, bleeding from the head, sat conscious. Alcohol was involved. The street bore the scars. The night stayed silent. No mercy. Only wreckage.
A pickup truck crashed into several parked cars near East 51st Street and Lenox Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, 'A pickup tore through parked cars. The driver, 50, sat conscious, head bleeding, no belt. The truck’s front was crushed. Alcohol was present.' The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. The 50-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered a severe head injury. Other occupants in the involved vehicles were not reported injured. The data does not list any helmet or signal issues as contributing factors. The crash left metal twisted and glass shattered, marking another night of violence on city streets.
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Car Crushes Elderly Man’s Leg in Brooklyn▸Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Mar 10 - A car struck a 70-year-old man near East 94th Street. His leg was crushed. Blood pooled on the pavement. He stayed awake. The street was silent. The morning light caught the broken scene. The city moved on.
A 70-year-old man was hit by a vehicle near 638 East 94th Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the man was walking against traffic when the car struck him, crushing his leg. He remained conscious as blood pooled on the pavement. The report does not list any specific driver errors or contributing factors. No helmet or signal use is mentioned. The crash left the man injured and the street silent in the late morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trucks, Passenger Killed▸Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Feb 22 - A sedan tore down Ditmas Avenue. It hit parked trucks. A woman, 29, sat up front. She died from head wounds. The driver had no license. The street was quiet. The crash left silence and loss.
A deadly crash unfolded on Ditmas Avenue near Branton Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a speeding sedan struck parked trucks. The front passenger, a 29-year-old woman, died from head injuries. She wore her seat belt. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered arm injuries and was unlicensed. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor. The sedan hit the trucks with force, crushing metal and lives. The parked vehicles—a trailer and a bus—were empty. The crash left one dead, one injured, and a street marked by loss.
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Speeding Sedan Slams Parked Trailer in Brooklyn▸Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Feb 7 - A sedan tore down Glenwood Road and smashed head-on into a parked trailer. The driver, trapped and unconscious, suffered head wounds and crushed limbs. Two other occupants were hurt. Sirens cut the silence. Unsafe speed left wreckage and pain.
A sedan traveling at unsafe speed struck a parked trailer head-on near East 43rd Street on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the 45-year-old male driver was found trapped, unconscious, with head injuries and crushed limbs. Two other occupants, a 39-year-old woman and an infant boy, were also injured. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No evidence in the data suggests any error by the trailer or its owner. The crash left the street silent until emergency crews arrived. The police report makes clear: speed was the cause.
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Garbage Truck Turns, Motorscooter Rider Killed▸Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.
Jan 25 - A garbage truck turned on Rockaway Avenue. A motorscooter rider, helmetless and unlicensed, was struck and thrown. He died in the street. Driver inexperience and improper turning shaped the crash. Steel met flesh. The night swallowed another life.
A 55-year-old man riding a motorscooter was killed when a garbage truck turned and struck him near Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the motorscooter rider was helmetless and unlicensed. The crash involved a 2021 JIAJUE motorscooter and a 2018 Mack garbage truck. The report lists 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Turning Improperly' as contributing factors. The motorscooter rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. The truck's right front bumper hit the motorscooter's left rear quarter panel. No other injuries were specified. The police report makes clear: inexperience and improper turning led to deadly impact. The absence of a helmet is noted only after these driver errors.