Recent severe crashes

1. Three Brooklyn Teens Killed in Belt Parkway Crash 2026-08-26T03:30:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A 46-year-old Honda SUV driver rear-ended a slowing Cadillac SUV on the Belt Parkway, and three Brooklyn teens were ejected and later died.
   News12 Brooklyn reported that police responded around 11:30 p.m. to Exit 1 on the eastbound Belt Parkway after a two-SUV crash. Police said 18-year-old Huzaysah Markharesh was driving a 2022 Cadillac SUV with four teenage passengers and was trying to slow in the center lane after encountering a slow-moving driver ahead. A 46-year-old woman driving a 2024 Honda SUV behind him was also unable to slow and rear-ended the Cadillac. Both drivers lost control and the SUVs hit guardrails on the south side of the roadway. The Cadillac overturned, ejecting Markharesh and passengers Konstantin Greatidi, 17, and Abdul Rehman, 16; all three later died at NYU Langone-Brooklyn.
2. Driver Dies After Flatlands Crash Splits Honda Civic in Two 2026-08-24T05:45:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A 41-year-old driver died after he drove a reported-stolen Honda Civic off the road and into a Flatlands building, police sources told CBS New York.
   CBS New York reported that a 41-year-old man was behind the wheel of a black Honda Civic shortly before 1:45 a.m. at 35th Street and Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands. Surveillance video showed the driver leave the roadway, go over the curb and hit the side of a building, splitting the Honda Civic into two pieces and scattering debris. Police said the man was found lying in the street and was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police sources told CBS the Honda Civic had been reported stolen after it was left running about a mile and a half north of the crash scene.
3. BMW Driver Leaves Scene After Fatal Flatlands Bike Crash 2026-08-22T03:50:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A BMW driver hit a 40-year-old Canarsie bicyclist at East 54th Street and Avenue I in Flatlands and left; EMS took the rider to Brookdale Hospital, where he died.
   Police accounts reported by news outlets placed the crash just before midnight at East 54th Street and Avenue I in Flatlands. A BMW driver hit a 40-year-old Canarsie man riding a bicycle and left the scene. EMS took the rider to Brookdale Hospital, where he died. Streetsblog, News12 and Hoodline identified him as Mamadou Diallo; the Daily News spelled his first name Mamadu. Reports also differed on the turning movement: several said Diallo was turning south from Avenue I onto East 54th Street when an eastbound BMW driver hit him head-on, while Gothamist reported the BMW driver was the one turning left. Police were still searching for the driver Friday, and advocates cited Diallo's death as the city's third fatal cyclist hit-and-run in three days.
4. Inattention, Then a Cyclist Hit on Rockaway 2026-06-02T19:17:00+00:00
   ROCKAWAY PKWY
   A driver or rider hit a 40-year-old cyclist at Rockaway Parkway and Avenue K. Police recorded inattention; the cyclist suffered a head injury and minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 36-year-old sedan driver was going straight on Rockaway Parkway at Avenue K when a crash occurred with a 40-year-old bicyclist who was making a U-turn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield right-of-way, without clearly assigning those factors in the report. The bicyclist was injured, with a head injury, minor bleeding and incoherence listed.
5. Driver Turns, Four Hurt on Flatlands 2026-05-19T00:17:00+00:00
   FLATLANDS AVE
   After midnight on Flatlands Avenue, a driver turning right hit another driver going straight. Four people were hurt, including passengers with leg injuries.
   According to the police report, at 12:17 a.m. on May 19, 2026, on Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn, the driver of a 2025 Acura RDX was making a right turn and hit the driver of a 2017 Mercedes GLS 450 going straight. Four occupants were reported injured: both drivers and two passengers. The listed injuries included head whiplash, back injury, and knee-lower-leg-foot injuries.