Recent severe crashes

1. Late-Night Driver Slams Parked Jeep, Dies 2025-01-17T00:56:00+00:00
   BELT PARKWAY RAMP
   A 23-year-old driver in a 2010 Honda slammed into a parked Jeep on the Belt Parkway ramp just before 1 a.m. He took the full hit and died there in the dark, alone on the frozen ramp.
   According to the police report, a 23-year-old man driving a 2010 Honda sedan westbound on the Belt Parkway ramp hit a parked 2023 Jeep SUV just before 1 a.m. The Jeep was unoccupied. The driver, the only person in the Honda, suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing conditions.
2. Driver Hits 88-Year-Old Woman in 86th Street Crosswalk 2025-12-17T17:17:00+00:00
   86 ST
   A driver hit an 88-year-old woman crossing with the signal at 86th Street and 15th Avenue in Brooklyn. She suffered a head injury on an ordinary December afternoon.
   According to the police report, a driver hit an 88-year-old woman who was crossing 86th Street at 15th Avenue in the crosswalk with the signal on a Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian sustained an internal head injury and was recorded as conscious at the scene.
3. Left-turn driver fails, woman hurt 2025-12-14T20:06:00+00:00
   16 AVE
   A left-turning SUV driver failed to yield on 16th Avenue and hit a sedan at Benson Avenue, injuring a 43-year-old woman behind the wheel.
   According to the police report, a westbound SUV driver turned left from Benson Avenue and hit a southbound sedan on 16th Avenue on Sunday evening in Brooklyn. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. A 43-year-old woman driving the sedan reported neck pain and nausea. Temperatures were below freezing at the time of the crash.
4. Speeding SUV driver slams Belt ramp 2025-11-17T20:52:00+00:00
   BELT PARKWAY RAMP
   A 20-year-old SUV driver tore down a Belt Parkway ramp, blew the control and hit hard. He walked away with a head wound; his 48-year-old passenger took the worst of it in the dark.
   According to the police report, a 20-year-old man driving a 2025 Mazda SUV east on a Belt Parkway ramp in Brooklyn crashed while going straight. Police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded by the driver. The driver suffered a head abrasion. A 48-year-old male passenger in the SUV was also injured. The crash happened on a Monday evening in the 62nd Precinct area.
5. Driver blows right turn, hits man 2025-11-13T19:03:00+00:00
   20 AVE
   A southbound sedan driver swung right from 20th onto Benson and hit a 41-year-old man crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. The man’s arm and stomach took it; the shock stayed with him.
   A southbound sedan driver turned right from 20 Ave toward Benson Ave in Brooklyn and hit a 41-year-old man walking in the intersection. According to the police report, the man was recorded as “Crossing With Signal” when the driver failed to yield. Police recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” as the contributing factor. The front of the 2024 Honda hit the pedestrian, who suffered injury to his elbow and lower arm, reported pain and nausea, and was listed in shock.