Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver hits SUV on Dixon 2026-05-03T09:30:00+00:00
   DIXON AVE
   Sunday morning on Dixon Avenue, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Dixon Avenue in Staten Island, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. An 80-year-old female driver was listed as injured, with an internal injury complaint and bodily injury recorded as “entire body.” Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Distracted driver crash injures passenger 2026-05-02T07:08:00+00:00
   HILLSIDE AVE
   Police recorded driver inattention after two sedan drivers crashed on Hillside Avenue at Howard Avenue. A 30-year-old front-seat passenger was injured, with trauma noted to her knee, lower leg, and foot.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers going straight crashed at Hillside Avenue and Howard Avenue on Staten Island on May 2, 2026 at 7:08 a.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. A 30-year-old woman riding as a front-seat passenger was injured, with injuries noted to her knee, lower leg, and foot. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. SUV driver tailgated, crash broke woman’s arm 2026-03-27T13:10:00+00:00
   SIMONSON AVE
   Police recorded Following Too Closely after an SUV driver crashed on Simonson Avenue by Forest Avenue. A 28-year-old woman driving another SUV suffered a fracture or dislocation in her arm.
   According to the police report, two SUV drivers crashed on Simonson Avenue at Forest Avenue in Staten Island on March 27, 2026, around 1:10 p.m. Police recorded Following Too Closely as a contributing factor. A 28-year-old woman listed as a driver was injured with a fracture or dislocation to her elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Distracted SUV driver hits cyclist 2026-03-14T14:05:00+00:00
   1252 FOREST AVE
   Police recorded driver inattention after a driver making a left turn hit a 35-year-old cyclist near 1252 Forest Avenue in Staten Island. He was injured in his knee/lower leg/foot.
   According to the police report, a 33-year-old SUV driver making a left turn hit a 35-year-old man riding a bike near 1252 Forest Avenue in Staten Island on Saturday afternoon at about 2:05 p.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The cyclist was listed as injured, with knee/lower leg/foot injuries and an internal complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver failed to yield, hit two girls 2026-03-11T17:49:00+00:00
   WEST ST
   A driver in an SUV hit two teenage girls at West Street and Chambers Street. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way; both pedestrians suffered fractures and dislocations.
   According to the police report, a 50-year-old driver in a 2023 Jeep SUV was going straight ahead on West Street at Chambers Street when he hit two pedestrians at the intersection. The pedestrians, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl, were listed as injured, with fractures/dislocations to the lower leg/foot and face. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way.