Recent severe crashes

1. Unlicensed BQE Rider Dies After Late‑Night Crash 2025-07-03T01:57:00+00:00
   BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY
   A 55-year-old unlicensed motorcycle rider went down on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway overnight and was ejected. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed. He died of head injuries on the road, alone.
   According to the police report, a 55-year-old man driving a motorcycle west on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway overnight crashed and was ejected, suffering fatal head injuries. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The rider was unlicensed and wore a helmet. No other people were listed in the crash report.
2. SUV driver hits woman crossing Fulton 2025-05-17T00:21:00+00:00
   FULTON ST
   A driver in a Ford SUV hit a 55-year-old woman crossing Fulton Street at Washington Avenue just after midnight. She suffered crush injuries to her entire body and died in the street.
   A 55-year-old woman was killed when a driver in a 2017 Ford SUV hit her on Fulton Street at Washington Avenue in Brooklyn overnight on May 17. According to the police report, the SUV was traveling west and the impact was to the right front bumper. The pedestrian, who was crossing outside an intersection or marked crosswalk, sustained fatal crush injuries to her entire body.
3. Distracted Driver Cuts Into Cyclist on Vanderbilt 2025-07-08T08:00:00+00:00
   470 VANDERBILT AVE
   A sedan driver drifted into a 28-year-old bicyclist on Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn. The rider walked away with severe arm lacerations and a scar that didn’t have to exist; police cited improper lane use and driver inattention.
   According to the police report, the driver of a sedan going straight on Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn hit a 28-year-old bicyclist who was trying to avoid an object in the roadway. The bicyclist suffered severe lacerations to his upper arm and was listed as injured. Police recorded improper lane use and driver inattention as contributing factors by the driver.
4. BMW driver slams Tesla on BQE, four hurt 2025-03-15T23:50:00+00:00
   BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY
   Near midnight on the BQE, a BMW driver followed too closely and hit a Tesla from behind. Four young men were injured, including a rear passenger with severe facial cuts.
   According to the police report, a BMW sedan driver hit a Tesla sedan from behind while both traveled west on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway around 11:50 p.m. on a Saturday. Police recorded following too closely and unsafe speed by the BMW driver. Four men in the two cars were injured, including a rear-seat passenger with severe facial lacerations and others with whiplash and a concussion.
5. Left-Turning Driver Slams E‑Scooter Rider 2025-03-10T19:42:00+00:00
   WASHINGTON AVE
   A sedan driver turned left on Washington Ave and hit a 29-year-old woman riding an e-scooter head-on. She went down hard, bleeding from the head in the evening dark.
   According to the police report, a male driver turning left from southbound Washington Avenue near Myrtle Avenue hit a 29-year-old woman riding an eastbound e-scooter head-on. Police recorded driver inexperience and driver inattention as contributing factors. The rider suffered a serious head injury with severe bleeding and remained conscious at the scene on a dark Monday evening.