Recent severe crashes

1. Driver’s unsafe lane change kills 25-year-old 2026-05-02T06:30:00+00:00
   S GANNON AVE
   A driver changing lanes on S Gannon Avenue hit parked vehicles, and a 25-year-old man driving an SUV died with head crush injuries. Police recorded unsafe lane changing.
   According to the police report, at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on S Gannon Avenue in Staten Island, a 25-year-old man driving an SUV was killed after a crash in which police recorded unsafe lane changing. The report lists head crush injuries and partial ejection. Two parked vehicles were listed: a Lincoln SUV and a GMC pickup truck. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Speeding SUV drivers crush Staten Island family 2026-01-02T09:57:00+00:00
   FOREST HILL RD
   Two SUV drivers blew through Forest Hill Road at unsafe speed and smashed into each other. A 90-year-old passenger died, a 6-year-old girl was left unconscious with paralysis, and other occupants suffered crush injuries and pain.
   According to the police report, a southbound SUV driver on Forest Hill Road and a westbound SUV driver turning left from Rockland Avenue collided while police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded for both. A 90-year-old front-seat passenger was killed. A 6-year-old rear passenger was unconscious with paralysis. A 70-year-old woman driving one SUV and a 50-year-old man driving the other reported crush injuries and pain. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Driver hit parked sedan; woman hurt 2026-05-05T11:00:00+00:00
   37 N GANNON AVE
   A driver hit a parked sedan near 37 N Gannon Avenue. A 50-year-old woman driving suffered crush injuries.
   According to the police report, at about 11 a.m. on May 5, 2026, near 37 N Gannon Avenue on Staten Island, a driver hit a parked sedan. A 50-year-old woman listed as the driver was injured; the report recorded crush injuries to her entire body and that she was conscious.
4. Driver blew traffic control, rider ejected 2026-04-28T05:47:00+00:00
   LATHROP AVE
   A driver disregarded traffic control on Lathrop Avenue near Bidwell Avenue and collided with a motorcycle rider. The 40-year-old rider was ejected and suffered a knee/lower-leg fracture or dislocation.
   According to the police report, a driver and a motorcycle rider were traveling straight on Lathrop Avenue at Bidwell Avenue in Staten Island around 5:47 a.m. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and failure to yield right-of-way. The motorcycle rider, a 40-year-old man, was ejected and reported a knee/lower-leg fracture or dislocation. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver followed too close, hit sedan 2026-04-11T06:11:00+00:00
   16 AVE
   On 16th Avenue at Cropsey, a driver followed too closely and hit another sedan. Three people reported injuries, including chest and eye injuries, plus pain or nausea.
   According to the police report, around 6:11 a.m. on April 11, 2026, on 16th Avenue at Cropsey Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver going straight hit the back of another sedan that was stopped in traffic. Police recorded following too closely and driver inexperience. A 28-year-old driver and two passengers (28 and 24) were injured, including chest, shoulder/upper arm, and eye injuries, with complaints of pain or nausea.