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• Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-09-27

Sep 20 - Two southbound drivers collided at Shore Blvd and Emmons Ave in Brooklyn. The 30-year-old motorcyclist suffered an arm abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

According to the police report, both drivers were traveling south on Shore Blvd near Emmons Ave at noon when they collided while going straight. The 30-year-old motorcyclist was injured, with an abrasion to the shoulder and upper arm. The 78-year-old sedan driver had injury status listed as unspecified. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor in the crash. No other contributing factors were listed for either driver. Impact locations were noted on the motorcycle’s right front and the sedan’s left front quarter panels. Both drivers were recorded as going straight ahead. The crash happened in Brooklyn’s 11235 zip code.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844730 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 19 - Two sedans met at E 27 St and Avenue X in Brooklyn. One driver turned right as another went north. Their front ends smashed. A 48-year-old driver suffered a shoulder bruise. Police marked contributing factors as Unspecified.

Two drivers crashed at E 27 St and Avenue X in Brooklyn at 3:55 p.m. One driver was traveling north and going straight. The other was traveling west and making a right turn. Impact points were the left front bumper and right front bumper. A 48-year-old driver sustained a shoulder and upper-arm contusion and was listed as injured; three others were recorded with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, contributing factors for the involved drivers were recorded as “Unspecified.” No specific driver error was documented in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843839 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

• Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn, ABC7, Published 2025-09-19

Sep 16 - Two drivers going straight collided at Avenue X and Bragg in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was hit. A 30-year-old driver suffered neck and crush injuries. Police recorded driver inattention by both drivers.

Two sedans collided at Avenue X and Bragg St in Brooklyn. One driver headed north. The other drove west. Both were going straight. The crash tore the left side of one car and the front of the other. A parked BMW was also hit. A 30-year-old male driver was injured, with neck and crush injuries, and was conscious. An 82-year-old woman and an infant male were listed as occupants with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors were 'Driver Inattention/Distraction.' Police recorded driver inattention by both drivers. No other contributing factors were listed.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844293 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 15 - Two westbound drivers collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. Rear impact. A 38-year-old driver suffered neck crush injuries and stayed conscious. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. Another occupant’s status was unspecified.

Two sedans, both westbound on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, collided. A driver hit the back of another car, leaving center back-end damage on the lead sedan. A 38-year-old male driver suffered neck injuries and reported crush injuries; he was conscious. Another 38-year-old occupant was listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, the crash happened at 5:35 p.m. and involved a Toyota and a Nissan. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. One vehicle’s damage was logged at the center back end; the other showed no damage in the database entry. The report lists no pedestrians or cyclists and does not assign further causes beyond distraction.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842943 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 14 - On Harkness Ave by Shore Pkwy, a sedan driver hit a slowing SUV from behind. A 2-year-old boy in the back seat suffered a head injury and whiplash. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

Two westbound drivers collided on Harkness Ave by Shore Pkwy in Brooklyn. The driver of a sedan went straight and hit the back of an SUV that was slowing or stopping. A 2-year-old boy riding in the middle rear seat was injured, with a head injury and whiplash. According to the police report, both vehicles showed center-front and center-back damage and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” was recorded. Police recorded driver inattention by the drivers. No pedestrians or cyclists were struck. The crash involved a 2016 Toyota sedan and a 2022 Tesla SUV, both registered in New York. The data lists unspecified injuries for the adult occupants. The child was listed as injured and conscious.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842946 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 13 - At Avenue U and Stuart Street, a northbound driver in a Toyota sedan hit the left side of an eastbound Mazda. The Mazda’s 49-year-old driver was hurt. Police listed contributing factors as Unspecified.

Two sedans collided at Avenue U and Stuart Street in Brooklyn. A northbound driver in a Toyota hit the left side of an eastbound Mazda. The Mazda’s 49-year-old male driver suffered a contusion and was recorded injured. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight. The report records point of impact as Left Side Doors for the Mazda and Center Front End for the Toyota. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as Unspecified for both drivers. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842516 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

• Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say, The Brooklyn Paper, Published 2025-09-08

Sep 7 - Two westbound mopeds in Brooklyn. The trailing driver hit the back of the lead moped on Oriental Boulevard at Ocean Avenue. A 16-year-old passenger was hurt. A 19-year-old driver was injured. Police recorded Following Too Closely.

Two westbound mopeds collided on Oriental Boulevard at Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn. The trailing driver hit the rear of the lead moped. A 16-year-old passenger suffered a leg and foot bruise. A 19-year-old moped driver reported shoulder pain. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the trailing moped had front-end damage, and the lead moped had back-end damage. Police recorded Following Too Closely by the driver. No other contributing factors were recorded in the data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841384 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 3 - On Nostrand at Avenue X, a driver pulled from parking and hit a stopped SUV. A 45-year-old driver suffered a neck bruise. Police recorded driver inexperience.

Two SUVs collided at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue X in Brooklyn at 6:35 a.m. One driver was starting from parking and hit a southbound SUV that was stopped in traffic. A 45-year-old male driver was injured with a neck contusion. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. Both drivers were licensed in New York, and the Toyota SUV carried two occupants while the other had one. Both drivers were traveling south, per the report. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as hurt.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839560 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 2 - On Avenue Z at Voorhies. A teen passenger was hurt. The driver of a BMW sedan hit the back of a stopped SUV. Police recorded Following Too Closely and Passing or Lane Usage Improper. A parked Audi was damaged.

An 18-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was injured when the driver of a BMW sedan going north on Avenue Z hit the back of a stopped BMW SUV near Voorhies Ave in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the sedan was traveling straight and the SUV was stopped in traffic. Police recorded “Following Too Closely” and “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” as contributing factors, and also listed “Other Vehicular.” The sedan’s driver was 17 and held a learner permit. A parked Audi sedan sustained left-rear damage in the crash. The injured passenger suffered a head contusion and was conscious at the scene.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839556 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 2 - A cyclist going east hit an 80-year-old woman near 2623 E 17 St. She was not in the roadway, not at an intersection. She suffered a head abrasion. Police recorded Passing or Lane Usage Improper.

An eastbound cyclist, going straight, hit an 80-year-old woman near 2623 E 17 St in Brooklyn. She was not at an intersection and not in the roadway. She sustained a head abrasion and was conscious. According to the police report, police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” as contributing factors. The bike’s point of impact was the center front end, and no damage was recorded. No other vehicles were listed in the crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839397 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 2 - A driver changing lanes on Avenue U hit a moped rider going straight near Burnett Street in Brooklyn. The 32-year-old rider suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing.

A driver in a sedan changed lanes on Avenue U near Burnett Street in Brooklyn at 11:15 a.m. and hit a moped rider who was going straight. The rider, 32, was injured with a leg abrasion. According to the police report, officers recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing. The driver of a sedan was changing lanes before impact. The moped was proceeding straight ahead. Damage to the sedan’s right rear quarter panel was noted. No other injuries were listed.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839419 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 2 - At 8:49 a.m., a driver in an SUV rear-ended an eastbound sedan on Avenue V in Brooklyn. The SUV’s front was crushed; the sedan’s rear was hit. A 40-year-old driver was injured. Police recorded alcohol involvement and unsafe speed by the drivers.

At 8:49 a.m. at 3044 Avenue V in Brooklyn, the driver of an SUV traveling east hit the back of an eastbound sedan. Impact data show center front damage to the SUV and center back damage to the sedan. One driver, age 40, sustained back injury and reported whiplash; others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, alcohol involvement and unsafe speed were recorded for the drivers. The crash-level record lists Alcohol Involvement as a contributing factor. Person-level records also list Unsafe Speed. Both drivers were licensed and going straight. This was a rear-end crash on a neighborhood avenue.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839152 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 1 - On Belt Parkway, two drivers went straight. They collided. A 34-year-old woman driving east was hurt, bruised in the arm. Police recorded Failure to Yield and Unsafe Lane Changing by the drivers. Another occupant’s injury was listed as unspecified.

A crash on Belt Parkway involved two drivers going straight. The eastbound driver, a 34-year-old woman, had a bruised arm. She was conscious and not ejected. Another occupant, a 32-year-old man, was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Unsafe Lane Changing by the drivers. Impact points were recorded at the front bumpers, with damage to the front quarter panels. One car was a 2024 Hyundai sedan registered in New York, driven east on a valid Arizona license.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841383 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 31 - Driver rear-ended a motorcycle on Bedford Ave at Avenue Z. The 39-year-old rider suffered a fractured back and was reported in shock. Police recorded "Traffic Control Disregarded" by a driver.

A driver rear-ended a motorcycle on eastbound Bedford Avenue at Avenue Z. The motorcycle rider, a 39-year-old man and the motorcycle driver, suffered a fractured back and was reported in shock. The motorcycle sustained center-back-end damage; the striking vehicle showed center-front-end damage. Both units were traveling east and were going straight ahead before the crash. “According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Traffic Control Disregarded" by a driver.” Police identified the injured person as the motorcycle driver and registrant. No other contributing factors were specified in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839399 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 24 - A driver hit a 30-year-old man at the intersection of Avenue W and E 24 St in Brooklyn. He suffered a lower-leg contusion and remained conscious. Police list him injured; the striking vehicle is recorded as unspecified.

A driver struck a pedestrian at Avenue W and East 24th Street in Brooklyn. The victim was a 30-year-old man who suffered a lower-leg contusion to the knee/foot area and remained conscious. "According to the police report …" the pedestrian was at an intersection when the crash occurred and was listed as Injured and Conscious. The report lists the striking vehicle only as Unspecified. Police recorded no contributing factors in the dataset, leaving any driver errors unclassified. No pedestrian factors such as helmet use or signaling were recorded.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837363 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 18 - A sedan driver turned right and hit a northbound motorized scooter on Brigham Street. The 27‑year‑old rider was ejected with a bleeding head wound and was conscious. Police cited improper passing or lane use.

The driver of a sedan made a right turn and hit a northbound motorized scooter near 2328 Brigham St in Brooklyn. The scooter overturned and the 27-year-old male rider was ejected. He suffered a head injury with severe bleeding and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Passing or Lane Usage Improper." Police recorded improper passing or lane use by the driver. The sedan showed right-front bumper damage and the scooter was listed as overturned. No pedestrians were reported injured.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836380 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 18 - A driver turned left from Avenue V onto Bedford and hit a 12‑year‑old crossing with the signal. The boy suffered a lower‑leg fracture. The driver remained at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention.

A driver in a New Jersey‑registered sedan made a left turn from Avenue V onto Bedford and struck a 12-year-old pedestrian in the intersection. According to the police report, the child was "Crossing With Signal" and suffered a lower-leg fracture. The report lists the driver’s contributing factors as "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" and "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The sedan’s center front end was the point of impact, consistent with a turning movement. The driver was licensed and remained at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver; inattention is listed as a compounding factor.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835980 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02