Recent severe crashes

1. Driver rear-ends sedan on 3rd Ave 2026-01-16T21:41:00+00:00
   3 AVE
   A driver slammed into the back of a sedan at 3 Ave and 35 St. A 29-year-old passenger suffered a head injury.
   According to the police report, at about 9:41 p.m. on Jan. 16, a driver going straight ahead hit the center back end of a sedan on 3 Ave at 35 St in Brooklyn. A 29-year-old man riding as a right rear passenger was listed as injured with a head injury. The sedan’s driver, 23, was also listed as injured with internal and head injuries.
2. Distracted driver slams SUV on ramp 2026-01-21T23:30:00+00:00
   PROSPECT EXPRESSWAY RAMP
   On the Prospect Expressway ramp, police recorded driver inattention as a driver hit another vehicle from behind. A 43-year-old front-seat passenger reported whiplash and a head injury.
   According to the police report, at 11:30 p.m. on the Prospect Expressway ramp in Brooklyn, a driver hit the back of an SUV while both vehicles were going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. A 43-year-old woman riding as the SUV’s front-seat passenger was injured, with a head injury and a complaint of whiplash. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Driver crash leaves taxi passenger hurt 2026-01-15T15:13:00+00:00
   240 PROSPECT PARK W
   A driver collided with a taxi near Prospect Park W, injuring a 51-year-old passenger in the back seat. Police recorded whiplash and a back injury.
   According to the police report, two drivers were going straight ahead when they collided near 240 Prospect Park W in Brooklyn on Jan. 15, 2026, around 3:13 p.m. A 51-year-old woman riding as a middle rear-seat passenger in the taxi was injured, with whiplash and a back injury documented.
4. Unlicensed SUV driver slams stopped car 2026-01-13T18:20:00+00:00
   PROSPECT EXPRESSWAY EAST
   On the Prospect Expressway, an unlicensed SUV driver followed too closely and hit a stopped Subaru. A 26-year-old driver in a third SUV was hurt, his arm scraped in the evening crush.
   According to the police report, a 57-year-old unlicensed SUV driver traveling south on the Prospect Expressway followed too closely and hit a stopped Subaru SUV from behind. A third southbound SUV then hit the rear of the first SUV. The 26-year-old man driving that third vehicle sustained an arm abrasion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Unlicensed rider fails to yield, injures woman 2026-01-08T15:30:00+00:00
   4 AVE
   An unlicensed motorcycle rider failed to yield on 4th Avenue and hit a woman driving an SUV, injuring her leg. Afternoon in Brooklyn, same old story: riders and drivers pay for one person’s mistakes.
   According to the police report, an unlicensed 71-year-old woman riding a motorcycle on 4th Avenue at 33rd Street failed to yield and hit a southbound SUV on January 8 in the afternoon. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention. The 34-year-old woman driving the SUV was partially ejected and treated for an abrasion and lower-leg injury.