Midwood: Traffic Crash Statistics

Midwood: Four dead, hundreds hurt. The streets keep taking.

Police and firefighters work multiple 2025 crash scenes across New York City, underscoring how drivers’ violence and weak enforcement left streets deadly from Midwood to every borough.

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Crash Counter for Midwood 48 crashes • 0 deaths

Crashes: 48

All Injuries: 27

Moderate: 5

Serious: 0

Deaths: 0

Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026

Dangerous Schools in Midwood Andries Hudde • 6 injuries

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Dangerous Streets in Midwood Avenue J • 6.2 inj/mi

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Data as of 2026-02-13

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Distracted driver crashes taxi on Avenue L 2026-02-07T18:16:00+00:00
1819 AVENUE L
Police recorded driver inattention after a driver crashed on Avenue L. Two passengers — a 30-year-old and a 14-year-old — reported head pain and nausea.
According to the police report, a driver in a taxi and a driver in a sedan were going straight when the vehicles collided at 1819 Avenue L in Brooklyn on Feb. 7, 2026, around 6:16 p.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. A 30-year-old and a 14-year-old passengers were injured, with head injuries and complaints of pain or nausea.
Left turns collide on Ocean Ave 2026-01-21T18:06:00+00:00
OCEAN AVE
Two drivers making left turns crashed at Ocean Ave and Avenue I. One 57-year-old man was ejected and suffered a face injury with minor bleeding.
According to the police report, two drivers making left turns crashed at Ocean Ave and Avenue I in Brooklyn on Jan. 21, 2026, around 6:06 p.m. A 57-year-old man listed as a driver was injured, ejected, and had a face injury with minor bleeding. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Overnight crash at Avenue J injures driver 2026-01-09T01:25:00+00:00
E 12 ST
Two drivers collided at East 12th Street and Avenue J overnight. One man left with abdominal abrasions after police cited defective brakes.
According to the police report, two drivers in a sedan and an SUV crashed at East 12th Street and Avenue J in Brooklyn around 1:25 a.m. on January 9. A 30-year-old male driver reported an abrasion and abdominal and pelvic injury. Police recorded defective brakes as a contributing factor in the collision.
Distracted Senior Drivers Collide On Bedford 2026-01-02T15:25:00+00:00
BEDFORD AVE
Two elderly drivers crashed their sedans at Bedford Avenue and Avenue M after distraction behind the wheel. A 78-year-old woman driver reported neck pain and shock in the afternoon smash.
According to the police report, a 78-year-old woman driving north on Bedford Avenue and a 74-year-old man driving east on Avenue M crashed their sedans on Friday afternoon in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction for both drivers. The woman driver suffered a neck injury and reported pain and nausea, and officers noted she was in shock.

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