Recent severe crashes

1. Left‑Turn Driver Kills Motorcyclist on Pitkin 2025-08-05T03:59:00+00:00
   PITKIN AVE
   A sedan driver turning left from Pitkin onto Strauss hit a 29‑year‑old motorcyclist riding straight. The rider was ejected and died in the street. Police recorded unsafe speed and bad lane use by both drivers.
   According to the police report, around 3:59 a.m. on Pitkin Avenue at Strauss Street in Brooklyn, the driver of a sedan making a left turn hit a 29-year-old motorcyclist traveling west. The rider was ejected and died. Police recorded unsafe speed and improper lane usage for both drivers. Both held valid New York licenses, and the vehicles were registered in New York and New Jersey, respectively.
2. Driver Slams Parked Sedan, Kills 31‑Year‑Old Passenger 2025-06-13T19:35:00+00:00
   MOTHER GASTON BLVD
   A driver hit a parked sedan on Mother Gaston Blvd at E New York Ave, crushing the left side. A 31-year-old woman riding in the left rear seat died there. Another 31-year-old woman was also in the car when the impact came.
   A fatal crash on Mother Gaston Boulevard at East New York Avenue in Brooklyn left a 31-year-old rear passenger dead Friday evening. According to the police report, a northbound driver hit a parked 2017 Nissan sedan on its left side. The impact killed a 31-year-old woman seated in the left rear and involved another 31-year-old woman in the car. The striking vehicle is listed only as an unspecified motor vehicle.
3. Driver Hits 72-Year-Old Crossing With Signal 2025-05-10T19:03:00+00:00
   SUTTER AVE
   A driver in a Chevy sedan hit and killed a 72-year-old man who was crossing Sutter Ave with the signal at Osborn St. Evening, clear skies, and a marked crossing still weren’t enough to protect him.
   A driver in a 2020 Chevy sedan hit a 72-year-old man who was crossing Sutter Ave at Osborn St in Brooklyn on a Saturday evening. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in the intersection and crossing with the signal when the driver struck him, causing fatal injuries to his entire body. The crash occurred after dark under clear weather conditions.
4. Unlicensed Speeding Driver Kills 26-Year-Old Passenger 2025-02-27T13:16:00+00:00
   VAN SINDEREN AVE
   A speeding unlicensed driver tore down Van Sinderen Avenue, hit a bus, then a parked box truck. His 26-year-old front-seat passenger took the impact and died from head injuries on a weekday afternoon in Brooklyn.
   According to the police report, a male driver in an unlicensed sedan drove at unsafe speed on Van Sinderen Avenue near Blake Avenue and hit a bus, then a parked box truck on a rainy Thursday afternoon. The sedan’s 26-year-old front passenger suffered head injuries and was killed. Police recorded “Unsafe Speed” as the contributing factor. The bus driver was licensed and listed as going straight ahead.
5. Driver turning on Ralph hits woman in crosswalk 2025-10-27T16:12:00+00:00
   RALPH AVE
   A driver turned right from Ralph Ave onto Sterling Pl and hit a 61-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She took the impact to the head and bled heavily in the afternoon light.
   A 61-year-old woman crossing Ralph Avenue with the signal at Sterling Place in Brooklyn was hit in the head by a right-turning driver in a car Monday around 4:12 p.m. She suffered a head injury with severe bleeding. According to the police report, she was listed as a pedestrian in the intersection, and daylight conditions were recorded at the time of the crash.