About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 1
▸ Crush Injuries 1
▸ Severe Bleeding 2
▸ Severe Lacerations 3
▸ Concussion 3
▸ Whiplash 44
▸ Contusion/Bruise 35
▸ Abrasion 11
▸ Pain/Nausea 12
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Two Dead, Hundreds Hurt—Who Will Stop the Killing on Spring Creek Streets?
Spring Creek-Starrett City: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 16, 2025
The Numbers Don’t Lie
In Spring Creek-Starrett City, the road is a wound that never closes. Two people have died here in the last year. Over 600 have been injured since 2022. Three suffered injuries so severe they may never walk the same again. These are not just numbers. They are bodies on pavement, families waiting by hospital beds, children learning to limp.
Recent Crashes, Fresh Scars
The violence is not abstract. In the past year, a 28-year-old man was killed on Seaview Avenue—driver inattention and speed were to blame. On the Belt Parkway, a 41-year-old man died behind the wheel of a BMW SUV. The record says “unsafe speed.” No one walks away from that. A 17-year-old girl and a 33-year-old man were both injured at Flatlands and Vermont. The crash report reads: “Traffic Control Disregarded. Unsafe Speed.” The story repeats. The pain does not fade (NYC crash data).
Who Pays the Price?
Cars and SUVs do the most harm. In three years, they caused 60 pedestrian injuries here. Trucks and buses added seven more. Bikes injured two. Motorcycles and mopeds, none. The pattern is clear. The danger is heavy, fast, and made of steel.
Leadership: Steps Forward, Steps Not Taken
Local leaders have moved, but not fast enough. Assembly Member Nikki Lucas and State Senator Roxanne Persaud both voted to extend school speed zones, a step that protects children (school speed zone extension). Persaud also backed the Stop Super Speeders Act, targeting repeat reckless drivers (Stop Super Speeders Act). Council Member Chris Banks co-sponsored bills for discounted bike share for seniors and students (bike share legislation).
But the carnage continues. The street does not care about discounts. It cares about speed, about steel, about who gets to walk away. Every day without a citywide 20 mph limit is another day someone does not come home.
The Words That Remain
“It’s devastating. It’s affecting everyone in our family, especially (Ruiz’s) mom. Maddy was her only daughter,” said Ruiz’s sister-in-law.
“He lost control when he was doing donuts with the vehicle,” said the driver.
Call to Action: No More Waiting
Call your council member. Call the mayor. Demand a 20 mph speed limit. Demand real enforcement against repeat speeders. The next name could be someone you love. The time for patience is over.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Two Killed In Sunset Park Hit-And-Run, ABC7, Published 2025-07-12
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4543776 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-07-16
- Driver Doing Donuts Kills Girlfriend, NY Daily News, Published 2025-07-15
- Driver Doing Donuts Kills Brooklyn Woman, NY Daily News, Published 2025-07-15
- File S 4045, Open States, Published 2025-06-11
- File Int 1287-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-05-28
- Red Light Run Kills Two Pedestrians, Gothamist, Published 2025-07-12
- Hit-And-Run Kills Two Near Food Pantry, ABC7, Published 2025-07-12
Other Representatives
District 60
425 New Lots Ave. First Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Room 702, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
District 42
1199 Elton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-649-9495
250 Broadway, Suite 1774, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6957
District 19
1222 E. 96th St., Brooklyn, NY 11236
Room 409, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Spring Creek-Starrett City Spring Creek-Starrett City sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 75, District 42, AD 60, SD 19, Brooklyn CB5.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Spring Creek-Starrett City
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile▸Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile,
NY Daily News,
Published 2025-01-01
Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
- Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile, NY Daily News, Published 2025-01-01