Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver backed into cyclist 2026-04-16T09:25:00+00:00
   5 AVE
   A driver backing on 5th Avenue at 6th Street hit a 55-year-old cyclist. Police recorded driver inattention and backing unsafely; the cyclist was listed in apparent death condition.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan was backing on 5th Avenue at 6th Street in Brooklyn around 9:25 a.m. on April 16, 2026, and hit a 55-year-old man riding a bike. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and backing unsafely. The bicyclist was listed with “apparent death.”
2. Driver passed too close, flipped sedan 2026-05-03T14:35:00+00:00
   4 AVE
   On 4th Avenue at 3rd Street, a driver passed too closely and crashed hard enough to overturn a sedan. The 34-year-old driver was reported semiconscious with a head injury and pain or nausea.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old male driver was going straight on 4th Avenue at 3rd Street in Brooklyn when police recorded passing too closely as a contributing factor. The sedan overturned, and the driver was listed as injured and semiconscious with a head injury and a complaint of pain or nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Speeding driver hits Brooklyn cyclist 2026-04-29T23:20:00+00:00
   7 AVE
   A driver hit a 42-year-old cyclist on 7th Avenue at 8th Street, leaving him semiconscious with a head contusion. Police recorded unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a driver hit a 42-year-old male bicyclist on 7th Avenue at 8th Street in Brooklyn around 11:20 p.m. The cyclist was listed as injured, ejected, and semiconscious, with a head injury described as a contusion/bruise. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver followed too close, rear-ended Tesla 2026-03-20T10:50:00+00:00
   FLATBUSH AVE
   A driver going straight ahead hit the back of a stopped Tesla on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue. Police recorded following too closely. The Tesla’s 49-year-old driver reported internal injuries and harm to a knee/lower leg/foot.
   According to the police report, a driver going straight ahead hit the back of a 2023 Tesla sedan that was stopped in traffic at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on the morning of March 20, 2026. Police recorded following too closely. The Tesla’s 49-year-old driver was listed as injured, with internal complaints and knee/lower leg/foot injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver tails motorcycle, injures 25-year-old 2026-03-02T11:37:00+00:00
   FLATBUSH AVE
   On Flatbush by Atlantic, a driver followed too closely and hit a motorcycle rider. The 25-year-old suffered an internal injury and hurt his knee and lower leg.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan and a 25-year-old motorcycle rider were traveling south on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn when the driver hit the motorcycle from behind. Police recorded following too closely. The motorcycle rider was injured, with an internal complaint and knee/lower-leg/foot injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.