Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Cadillac driver doors e-bike rider 2025-11-08T14:46:00+00:00
   13-17 JACKSON AVE
   A Cadillac driver opened a door into a southbound e-bike in Long Island City. The 42-year-old rider hit steel, went flying, and suffered severe bleeding from his face while police logged driver distraction.
   According to the police report, a 42-year-old e-bike rider traveling south near 13-17 Jackson Ave in Queens hit the left doors of a parked 2021 Cadillac sedan on Saturday afternoon. The impact ejected him from the bike and caused facial injuries with severe bleeding. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the Cadillac driver as the contributing factor in the crash. Weather at the time was clear and dry, according to archived data.
2. Left-Turning Chevy Driver Nails Cyclist 2025-10-16T17:26:00+00:00
   WOODSIDE AVE
   A Chevy driver turned left off Woodside Ave and hit a 49-year-old woman riding straight through the intersection. She was thrown from her bike with severe facial bleeding while police logged driver inattention.
   A southbound Chevy driver turned left from Woodside Ave onto 37 Ave in Queens and hit a 49-year-old woman riding a bicycle north, straight through the intersection. According to the police report, the rider was ejected and suffered severe facial bleeding but remained conscious. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The crash happened on a clear afternoon.
3. Distracted driver hits man in Queens crosswalk 2025-10-13T23:26:00+00:00
   60 ST
   A distracted driver hit a 23-year-old man crossing with the signal at 60 St and Broadway late Monday night. The man lay semiconscious, face bleeding heavily in the crosswalk.
   According to the police report, a driver hit a 23-year-old man who was crossing with the signal at 60 St and Broadway in Queens on a Monday night. The pedestrian was listed as semiconscious with severe facial bleeding. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor. The crash occurred after dark in the 108th Precinct, and the record lists the vehicle type as unspecified.
4. Left-turning SUV driver slams man in Queens crosswalk 2025-10-03T19:25:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A Jeep SUV driver turned left off Northern Blvd and hit a 69-year-old man crossing with the signal at 61st St. The man’s face was torn open by severe lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
   A driver in a 2009 Jeep SUV turned left from Northern Blvd onto 61st St in Queens around 7:25 p.m. and hit a 69-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered severe facial lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and driver inattention or distraction by the driver on this arterial street.
5. Distracted teen rider ripped open on 56th 2025-09-11T09:50:00+00:00
   46-05 56 RD
   A 19-year-old motorcycle rider went straight on 56th Road in Queens and never made it. Police say his own distraction ended with severe leg wounds and a partial ejection in broad daylight.
   A 19-year-old man riding a motorcycle east on 56th Road near 46-05 was injured Thursday morning in Queens. According to the police report, he was traveling straight when he crashed, and police recorded driver inattention and distraction. The rider was partially ejected and sustained severe lacerations to his knee, lower leg and foot. Officers noted damage to the front of the motorcycle. No other people were listed in the crash record.