Crash Count for Queens Village
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 2,353
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 1,415
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 216
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 9
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 9
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025
Carnage in Queens Village
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 9
Crush Injuries 3
Head 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Neck 1
Severe Bleeding 2
Head 2
Severe Lacerations 4
Lower leg/foot 2
Face 1
Head 1
Concussion 3
Neck 2
Head 1
Whiplash 58
Neck 30
+25
Head 12
+7
Back 8
+3
Whole body 7
+2
Chest 4
Shoulder/upper arm 2
Eye 1
Face 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Contusion/Bruise 39
Lower leg/foot 18
+13
Head 8
+3
Shoulder/upper arm 4
Lower arm/hand 3
Hip/upper leg 2
Neck 2
Whole body 2
Back 1
Abrasion 31
Lower arm/hand 9
+4
Lower leg/foot 5
Head 3
Neck 3
Whole body 3
Back 2
Chest 2
Hip/upper leg 2
Shoulder/upper arm 2
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Face 1
Pain/Nausea 12
Back 4
Chest 2
Neck 2
Whole body 2
Head 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Queens Village?

Preventable Speeding in Queens Village School Zones

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Queens Village: The Deaths Keep Coming. The Fixes Don’t.

Queens Village: The Deaths Keep Coming. The Fixes Don’t.

Queens Village: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 24, 2025

Another driver. Same ending.

  • A 29-year-old man crossed with the signal at 212th Street and Hillside Avenue before dawn. A box truck turned left and crushed him. Police coded driver distraction and an oversized vehicle. He died there. NYPD data lists it as CrashID 4789587.
  • On the Cross Island Parkway near 112th Avenue, unsafe speed and a blown control ended a woman driver’s life. CrashID 4648067 marks it plain: “Unsafe Speed,” “Traffic Control Disregarded.”
  • Southbound lanes. A 2018 Honda and a 2025 BMW hit. A 76-year-old woman in the right rear seat died. CrashID 4825309 carries her record.

“Police said the operator fled the scene after hitting the man.” The 52-year-old pedestrian near JFK never made it home. The driver ran. No arrests. That’s how the precinct logs it in the press. ABC7. Gothamist. Daily News.

Speed kills here. The dataset for this neighborhood shows “other” and speed-linked factors leading the harm, with pedestrians taking 139 injuries and one death since 2022. The clock tells on us too: injuries peak from late afternoon into the night, with heavy counts around 6 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. NYC Open Data.

Three corners. One fix.

  • The Cross Island Parkway is a knife edge. It leads the map: 3 deaths, 181 injuries. Top locations.
  • 212th Street sees hurt stack up too, with serious injuries on the board. Location rollup.

The numbers point to simple work: slow cars before they turn, guard the crossings, and tame trucks at signals. Hardened turns. Daylighting. Leading pedestrian intervals. Truck turns that crawl, not cut. Night hours need light and enforcement where the injuries spike. The data also flags heavy vehicles in the harm to people on foot; a truck killed the man at Hillside and 212th. CrashID 4789587.

Officials know what works — do they?

Albany gave the city the power to lower speeds. The city has the cameras around schools. Advocates and survivors have called on leaders to use that power and drop speeds to 20 mph. They have also pushed to rein in the worst drivers. Our prior coverage lays out the ask and the evidence. Take Action.

In Albany, the Stop Super Speeders Act moved. Senators backed a bill to force repeat violators to install speed limiters. Sen. Leroy Comrie voted yes in committee. So did Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky. S4045. The case for action is not abstract; it is written in broken bodies and camera records. Families and survivors have carried that message to the Capitol. Streetsblog.

Wrong-way terror shows another crack. A Queens driver took the expressway the wrong direction and hit five cars. A judge gave him eight years. “Joseph Lee terrorized other drivers,” the Queens DA said. Lee told police he felt “liberated.” amNY. Access control and speed control are not theory here. They are the difference between a near miss and a morgue.

The toll this year

  • From Jan. 1 to Aug. 24, this neighborhood logged 405 crashes, 270 injuries, and two deaths. That is a 52% jump in crashes over last year to date. Neighborhood stats.
  • Pedestrians were struck most often by sedans and SUVs. Trucks did fewer hits but took a life. Mode rollups.

What must move now

  • Put LPIs and hardened turns at Hillside & 212th, and along the 212th Street spine. Clear the corners. Protect the walk.
  • Target the Cross Island Parkway entrances and service roads for speed control and night enforcement. The injury curve after sunset demands it.
  • Route and manage trucks at left-turn hotspots. The data names them.

Citywide, two steps can cut the blood loss fast: lower the default speed limit and force speed limiters on serial violators. The tools exist. The names on our list do too. Take Action.

Citations

Citations

Other Representatives

Clyde Vanel
Assembly Member Clyde Vanel
District 33
District Office:
97-01 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11429
Legislative Office:
Room 424, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Twitter: @clydevanel
Nantasha Williams
Council Member Nantasha Williams
District 27
District Office:
172-12 Linden Boulevard, St. Albans, NY 11434
718-527-4356
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1850, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6984
Twitter: @CMBWilliams
Leroy Comrie
State Senator Leroy Comrie
District 14
District Office:
113-43 Farmers Blvd., St. Albans, NY 11412
Legislative Office:
Room 913, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
Twitter: @LeroyComrie

Traffic Safety Timeline for Queens Village

26
Motorcyclist killed in multiple collisions on Long Island Expressway, NYPD says
23
215 Street and Hillside Avenue crash injures two

Sep 23 - At 215 Street and Hillside Avenue, a southbound driver turned right as an eastbound driver went straight. Two women riding as passengers were hurt with whiplash. Police recorded contributing factors as unspecified.

Two drivers collided at 215 Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens. One driver traveled east and went straight. Another traveled south and made a right turn. Two passengers, women ages 49 and 61, were injured and reported whiplash. According to the police report, impact to the straight-moving driver’s car was at the left front bumper, and the turning driver’s car had damage on the right side. The report listed contributing factors as "Unspecified" for both drivers and showed no crash-level contributing factors. The record did not note injuries to the drivers. The harm fell on the passengers.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844531 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
22
Drivers Collide at 93 RD and 222 ST

Sep 22 - A westbound BMW sedan driver and a southbound Chevy SUV driver collided at 93 RD and 222 ST in Queens at 11:38 p.m. A 23-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded failure to yield.

Two drivers crashed at 11:38 p.m. at 93 RD and 222 ST in Queens. The driver of a westbound BMW sedan and the driver of a southbound Chevy SUV were going straight. A 23-year-old male driver suffered an arm abrasion and was conscious. Others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, both moving drivers were "Going Straight Ahead," and the contributing factor was "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." Police recorded failure to yield by the drivers. A parked sedan was also listed in the report. The crash was logged in the 105th Precinct. No pedestrians or cyclists were named; the harm fell on people inside the cars.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844530 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
21
Woman killed after being pinned under car while crossing Queens intersection
20
Female construction worker killed on Queens job site, hit-and-run driver arrested
17
Queens left-turn SUV hits woman in crosswalk

Sep 17 - A driver in a 2016 Toyota SUV turned left at 212 Pl and 94 Ave and hit a 54-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She suffered a leg contusion and stayed conscious. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

A driver in a 2016 Toyota SUV made a left turn at 212 Pl and 94 Ave in Queens and hit a 54-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She suffered a contusion to her leg and remained conscious. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and the point of impact was the center front end. The vehicle was traveling south. Police listed contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver error was recorded in the file. The crash occurred in the 105th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844533 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
16
Man struck and killed by two vehicles while trying to cross Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD
15
Suspect in deadly DWI crash sexually harassed teen before intentionally striking her with SUV, Queens DA says
13
16-year-old girl struck and killed in Queens

9
Right-Turning SUV Driver Hits Queens Cyclist

Sep 9 - A driver in an SUV turned right on Ransom Street at Braddock Avenue and hit a 26-year-old bicyclist heading north. The rider suffered hip and leg injuries. Police recorded 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion'.

At Ransom Street and Braddock Avenue in Queens, a driver in a 2024 SUV turned right and hit a 26-year-old man on a bike who was going straight north. The crash happened around midnight. Both traveled north, per the report. The rider suffered hip and upper leg injuries and was conscious at the scene. The SUV showed damage to the right front bumper. According to the police report, “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” was recorded as a contributing factor. No driver error was listed in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841292 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
8
SUV driver hits sedan at 112 Ave

Sep 8 - Queens crash at 112 Ave and 225 St. A driver in an SUV heading north hit a sedan traveling east, striking its left rear. One driver was hurt. Police recorded failure to yield and unsafe speed.

At 112 Ave and 225 St in Queens, a driver in an SUV traveling north went straight and hit a sedan traveling east through the intersection. The SUV's center front struck the sedan's left rear quarter panel. One driver, a 29-year-old man, was injured and reported whiplash and whole-body pain. He was conscious. Another driver and two other occupants had unspecified injuries. According to the police report, "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" and "Unsafe Speed" were contributing factors. Police recorded those driver errors. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840799 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
1
Driver hits 18-year-old on Hempstead Avenue

Sep 1 - A driver hit an 18-year-old woman crossing Hempstead Avenue in Queens after midnight. She suffered a head injury and a contusion and was conscious at the scene. The vehicle is listed as unspecified in the police record.

An 18-year-old woman was struck while crossing Hempstead Avenue at 218-32 in Queens around 12:30 a.m. She sustained a head injury and a contusion and remained conscious. According to the police report, the pedestrian was “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.” The vehicle is recorded as Unspecified. The report lists no driver contributing factors or citations. Police did not record driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Unsafe Speed in the available data. The record documents a young pedestrian hurt on a city roadway but provides no further details about the driver or vehicle.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839093 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
30
Driver's Sedan Crumples Front on Hempstead Ave

Aug 30 - The driver of a westbound sedan hit center-front on Hempstead Ave near the Cross Island Parkway. Two occupants were hurt. Police cited reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and limited view.

The driver of a 2013 Nissan sedan was traveling west on Hempstead Ave near the Cross Island Parkway when the vehicle suffered a center-front impact. Two occupants were hurt. The 51-year-old driver reported chest pain and shock, and an 84-year-old male occupant was also injured. According to the police report, the contributing factors were "Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle" and "View Obstructed/Limited." Police recorded the driver’s reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and limited sight lines as central to the crash. The report lists no pedestrians or cyclists and records damage concentrated at the center front.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838434 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
28
Cross Island Parkway Sedan Crash Injures Driver

Aug 28 - Two sedans collided on Cross Island Parkway at 11:30 p.m. A 39-year-old driver suffered a neck bruise. Police marked causes as Unspecified. Another person was listed with unknown injury. Impact hit a Tesla's right-rear quarter.

Two sedans collided on Cross Island Parkway at 11:30 p.m. One driver, 39, was hurt. He had a neck contusion and was conscious. Another person was listed as an occupant with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight ahead before impact. Police recorded impact to the right rear quarter panel of a 2024 Tesla sedan traveling south. The report lists the driver as licensed in New York. According to the police report, contributing factors were recorded as "Unspecified" for those listed. No pedestrians or cyclists were noted in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841290 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
28
Driver Dozes, Crashes Into Parked BMW

Aug 28 - A 19-year-old driver of an eastbound sedan on Jamaica Ave dozed and struck a parked BMW at 210 St. He suffered head trauma and was semiconscious. Police recorded "Fell Asleep" as the contributing factor.

The driver of a Toyota sedan traveling east on Jamaica Ave struck a parked BMW near 210 St. The 19-year-old male driver was injured, semiconscious, with head trauma and a complaint of whiplash. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Fell Asleep." Police data list the moving sedan's point of impact as the right front bumper and the parked BMW's left front quarter panel. Driver errors identified in the report: Fell Asleep. Safety equipment for the driver was recorded as "None." No other persons are listed as injured in the data.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838120 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
24
Two SUVs Collide at 210 Place, Queens

Aug 24 - Two SUVs collided at 210 Place and 91 Ave. A 31-year-old driver suffered neck pain. Two rear-seat children, ages 12 and 13, were hurt. An infant passenger was listed with an unspecified injury. Police logged contributing factors as unspecified.

Two SUVs crashed at 210 Place and 91 Ave. A 31-year-old driver reported neck injury and whiplash. Two rear-seat passengers, ages 12 and 13, were hurt. An infant passenger was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, "Both vehicles were going straight, one northbound and one westbound, with impact to the Nissan's left front bumper and the Honda's right rear quarter panel. The report lists contributing factors as 'Unspecified.'" The report records no coded driver errors beyond that. No helmet or signal issues are cited in the police data.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837328 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
23
Unsafe lane change injures child

Aug 23 - Two sedans going east collided at Hempstead Ave. A hard hit. A toddler in the back seat hurt. Another driver suffered head pain. Police cite unsafe lane changing and distraction. Queens night. Screech. Metal. Fear.

Two eastbound sedans collided near 220-04 Hempstead Ave in Queens. A 2-year-old rear-seat passenger was injured, and a 34-year-old driver reported head pain. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Lane Changing.” The report also lists “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” These driver errors led to a center-front impact between the cars, with damage to front ends. Multiple occupants were involved; one driver and the child were recorded as injured. No pedestrians or cyclists were struck in this crash.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836903 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
17
SUV lane change ends in injury

Aug 17 - Eastbound Jeep on Grand Central Parkway changes lanes and hits. Back end crushed. Driver, 57, hurt. Night on the parkway. Metal, speed, and pain in Queens.

An eastbound 2010 Jeep SUV changed lanes on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens and struck another vehicle, with impact and damage to the Jeep’s center back end. The 57-year-old male driver was injured with neck and crush injuries. According to the police report, the Jeep was “Changing Lanes” before the crash and the point of impact was the “Center Back End.” The data lists no pedestrian or cyclist victims, but a driver was hurt. The report does not list specific contributing factors like Failure to Yield or Unsafe Lane Change, yet the maneuver and rear impact show the danger in this move. No other contributing factors are noted.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836152 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
17
Unlicensed Driver, Alcohol in Two-SUV Crash

Aug 17 - Two SUVs collided northbound on Cross Island Parkway. The driver of one SUV hit the other's left front. A 71-year-old front passenger and a 72-year-old driver were injured. Police recorded Alcohol Involvement and an unlicensed driver.

The driver of one SUV hit the left front of another while both were traveling north on Cross Island Parkway. A 72-year-old man driving one SUV and a 71-year-old front-seat passenger were injured; reported injuries include back and neck complaints. According to the police report, "Alcohol Involvement" was a contributing factor. The report also lists an "Unlicensed" driver for one vehicle. Police recorded those driver failures. Damage is noted to a right rear bumper and a left front quarter panel. No pedestrians or cyclists are listed in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836153 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
14
SUV strikes boy on Springfield Boulevard

Aug 14 - An SUV going south on Springfield Blvd hit a 13-year-old crossing near 111 Ave. The right front took the blow. The boy suffered a head injury. Sirens cut the night. Queens pavement bears the mark.

A southbound SUV on Springfield Boulevard near 111 Avenue struck a 13-year-old pedestrian. The boy sustained a head injury and was listed as injured. The SUV showed damage on the right-front quarter. According to the police report, the listed contributing factor was “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.” No driver charges were recorded in the data. The record does not cite common driver failures like Failure to Yield or Driver Inattention/Distraction, and gives no signal information. The system still put a teen in the path of a heavy SUV at speed on a boulevard built for cars.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835075 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02