Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted moped rider slams teen passenger 2026-01-14T09:48:00+00:00
   86 ST
   A distracted moped rider going east on 86th Street hit parked and moving SUVs, ejecting a 15-year-old passenger and leaving him with crush injuries. Morning in Bensonhurst, and a kid paid for an adult’s inattention.
   According to the police report, a moped rider heading east on 86th Street near 24th Avenue hit a parked SUV and then an SUV driven northbound. Police recorded driver inattention and disregard of traffic control by the moped rider. A 15-year-old male passenger on the moped was ejected and suffered crush injuries to his entire body. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Inexperienced driver wrecks SUV turn 2026-01-24T03:55:00+00:00
   STILLWELL AVE
   A driver trying to make a left turn near Stillwell Ave and 86 St left himself bleeding from the face and injured his front-seat passenger. Police recorded driver inexperience and an outside-car distraction.
   According to the police report, at about 3:55 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2026, a 32-year-old driver making a left turn near Stillwell Ave and 86 St in Brooklyn injured himself and his 29-year-old front-seat passenger. Police recorded driver inexperience and an outside-car distraction. The driver had facial bleeding; the passenger had an abdomen-pelvis contusion.
3. Pickup driver blows light, passengers hurt 2026-01-17T02:05:00+00:00
   QUENTIN RD
   Overnight on Quentin Road, a pickup driver blew a traffic control and smashed into a sedan. Three young men inside were left with back and head injuries.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a pickup truck drove east on Quentin Road at McDonald Avenue overnight and disregarded a traffic control, hitting a northbound sedan. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed. The 26‑year‑old sedan driver and a 30‑year‑old front passenger reported back injuries, and a 23‑year‑old rear passenger had a head injury with bleeding.
4. Distracted SUV driver slams 62-year-old cyclist 2026-01-16T15:54:00+00:00
   86 ST
   On 86th Street at 25th Avenue, a 52-year-old SUV driver turned right while distracted and hit a 62-year-old woman on a bike. She walked away with a bruised back; she still took the whole impact.
   According to the police report, around 3:54 p.m. on 86th Street near 25th Avenue in Brooklyn, a 52-year-old driver in an SUV made a right turn and hit a 62-year-old woman riding a bike. Police recorded driver inattention for both the driver and the rider. The cyclist sustained a back contusion.
5. Driver Hits Rider Clinging To Vehicle 2026-01-11T17:30:00+00:00
   83 ST
   A 59-year-old driver in a sedan hit a 21-year-old riding on the outside of another vehicle at 83rd Street and 24th Avenue. The young rider left with a bruised back and a story written in pain instead of ink.
   According to the police report, around 5:30 p.m. on a Sunday, a 59-year-old man driving east on 83rd Street in Brooklyn hit a 21-year-old man who was riding on the outside of another southbound vehicle at 24th Avenue. The rider sustained a back contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.