Recent severe crashes

1. Driver hits 6‑year‑old on 52nd Street 2026-01-10T10:34:00+00:00
   52 ST
   A 49‑year‑old SUV driver going straight on 52nd Street hit a 6‑year‑old boy crossing mid‑block near 15th Avenue. The child suffered crush injuries and was reported unconscious.
   According to the police report, a 49-year-old man driving a Ford SUV east on 52nd Street hit a 6-year-old boy who was crossing the roadway mid-block near 15th Avenue on Saturday morning. Police documented crush injuries to the child’s entire body and listed him as unconscious at the scene.
2. Pickup driver blows light, passengers hurt 2026-01-17T02:05:00+00:00
   QUENTIN RD
   Overnight on Quentin Road, a pickup driver blew a traffic control and smashed into a sedan. Three young men inside were left with back and head injuries.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a pickup truck drove east on Quentin Road at McDonald Avenue overnight and disregarded a traffic control, hitting a northbound sedan. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed. The 26‑year‑old sedan driver and a 30‑year‑old front passenger reported back injuries, and a 23‑year‑old rear passenger had a head injury with bleeding.
3. Overnight crash at Avenue J injures driver 2026-01-09T01:25:00+00:00
   E 12 ST
   Two drivers collided at East 12th Street and Avenue J overnight. One man left with abdominal abrasions after police cited defective brakes.
   According to the police report, two drivers in a sedan and an SUV crashed at East 12th Street and Avenue J in Brooklyn around 1:25 a.m. on January 9. A 30-year-old male driver reported an abrasion and abdominal and pelvic injury. Police recorded defective brakes as a contributing factor in the collision.
4. Bus Driver Slams Parked Bus on Bay Parkway 2026-01-07T09:19:00+00:00
   6010 BAY PKWY
   A northbound bus driver hit a parked bus on Bay Parkway, throwing two women passengers around the rear seats. Morning ride, bruises and neck pain as fare.
   According to the police report, a northbound bus driver going straight on Bay Parkway hit the rear of a parked bus near 6010 Bay Parkway on a Wednesday morning. Police recorded a slippery roadway. Two women riding in the rear seats of the moving bus sustained a shoulder contusion and neck pain. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Distracted Senior Drivers Collide On Bedford 2026-01-02T15:25:00+00:00
   BEDFORD AVE
   Two elderly drivers crashed their sedans at Bedford Avenue and Avenue M after distraction behind the wheel. A 78-year-old woman driver reported neck pain and shock in the afternoon smash.
   According to the police report, a 78-year-old woman driving north on Bedford Avenue and a 74-year-old man driving east on Avenue M crashed their sedans on Friday afternoon in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction for both drivers. The woman driver suffered a neck injury and reported pain and nausea, and officers noted she was in shock.