Recent severe crashes

1. 84-year-old driver kills two pedestrians in Astoria 2025-08-12T08:36:00+00:00
   42 ST
   A northbound driver hit two men on 42nd St near 19th Ave Tuesday morning. Both pedestrians died. The 84-year-old sedan driver also died after the crash, which damaged parked cars and a left‑turning SUV.
   Two male pedestrians were killed when a northbound sedan driver hit them on 42nd Street near 19th Avenue in Queens on a Tuesday morning. According to the police report, both pedestrians suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies and died at the scene. The 84-year-old man driving the sedan also died of internal injuries. A southbound SUV driver making a left turn and parked vehicles sustained damage in secondary impacts. Records note the sedan traveling straight and the SUV turning left.
2. SUV Driver Ignores Light, Kills Moped Rider 2025-07-07T02:48:00+00:00
   37 ST
   A driver in an SUV ran traffic control on 37 St at 23 Ave in Queens and hit a 39-year-old moped rider overnight. The rider was ejected and died from head injuries in the street.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV going north on 37 St hit a 39-year-old moped rider traveling east on 23 Ave overnight in Queens. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor. The moped rider was ejected and sustained fatal head injuries. The SUV driver was licensed; the moped rider was listed as unlicensed.
3. Unlicensed Rider Killed Passing Taxi on Parkway 2025-02-01T08:50:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   An unlicensed 38-year-old rider tried to pass a westbound taxi on Grand Central Parkway and hit its front corner. He flew off the motorcycle onto the roadway and died there. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a 38-year-old man riding an unlicensed motorcycle westbound on Grand Central Parkway tried to pass a taxi traveling in the same direction. The rider hit the taxi’s right front quarter panel and was ejected onto the roadway. He suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The taxi driver was licensed and remained at the location.
4. Bus driver hits woman crossing Ditmars 2025-01-02T08:05:00+00:00
   DITMARS BLVD
   A bus driver hit a 53-year-old woman crossing Ditmars Boulevard at 31st Street on a Thursday morning. She died in the intersection while the oversized bus kept rolling through the workday rush.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a 2009 bus was traveling east on Ditmars Boulevard near 31st Street on a Thursday morning when he hit a 53-year-old woman in the intersection. The report states she was crossing against the signal. She suffered fatal injuries to her entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash involved an oversized vehicle in a busy Queens corridor.
5. Driver Fails to Yield, Tears Into 62-Year-Old 2025-10-04T10:50:00+00:00
   28 AVE
   A driver in an SUV turned right from 28 Ave onto 36 St in Queens and hit a 62-year-old man crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield and improper turning. The man suffered severe leg lacerations.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV making a right turn from 28 Ave onto 36 St in Queens hit a 62-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian sustained severe lacerations to his lower leg and foot and was listed as injured. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Turning Improperly by the driver.