Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted young SUV driver hits 66-year-old 2026-01-04T13:54:00+00:00
   SOUTH AVE
   A 22-year-old SUV driver looked away on Forest Ave and hit a 66-year-old man crossing near South Ave. Police logged driver inattention and inexperience as the reasons he went down.
   According to the police report, a 22-year-old licensed driver in an Audi SUV drove south on Forest Avenue near South Avenue on a Sunday afternoon and hit a 66-year-old man who was crossing outside an intersection. The pedestrian sustained a head contusion. Police recorded driver inattention and driver inexperience as contributing factors.
2. Distracted driver hits SUV on Dixon 2026-05-03T09:30:00+00:00
   DIXON AVE
   Sunday morning on Dixon Avenue, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Dixon Avenue in Staten Island, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. An 80-year-old female driver was listed as injured, with an internal injury complaint and bodily injury recorded as “entire body.” Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Distracted driver crash injures passenger 2026-05-02T07:08:00+00:00
   HILLSIDE AVE
   Police recorded driver inattention after two sedan drivers crashed on Hillside Avenue at Howard Avenue. A 30-year-old front-seat passenger was injured, with trauma noted to her knee, lower leg, and foot.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers going straight crashed at Hillside Avenue and Howard Avenue on Staten Island on May 2, 2026 at 7:08 a.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. A 30-year-old woman riding as a front-seat passenger was injured, with injuries noted to her knee, lower leg, and foot. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Distracted driver slams into sedan 2026-04-15T18:10:00+00:00
   BAY ST
   Police recorded driver inattention on Bay Street, where a 67-year-old driver hit the back of another sedan. The driver reported an internal injury and back pain.
   According to the police report, a 67-year-old driver was going straight on Bay Street in Staten Island when he hit the rear of another sedan traveling north. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. The driver was listed as injured, with back injury and an internal complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver blows control, hits motorcycle 2026-04-11T12:07:00+00:00
   1167 BAY ST
   A driver disregarded traffic control at 1167 Bay Street and hit a motorcycle rider. The 22-year-old rider was injured and partially ejected.
   According to the police report, a 24-year-old sedan driver was making a left turn near 1167 Bay Street in Staten Island when police recorded traffic control disregarded and the driver hit a motorcycle rider going straight. The rider, a 22-year-old man, was injured, partially ejected, and reported a fracture, dislocation, and distortion to his knee/lower leg/foot.