Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted pickup driver slams e-scooter rider 2025-04-12T16:10:00+00:00
   42 ST
   A distracted pickup driver hit a 42-year-old e-scooter rider at 42nd St and 30th Ave in Queens. The rider was thrown and left with a severe bleeding head wound while the truck stayed untouched.
   A pickup driver going south on 42nd Street hit a 42-year-old man riding an e-scooter at 30th Avenue in Queens on a rainy Saturday afternoon. According to the police report, the rider was ejected and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding but remained conscious. Police recorded driver inattention and a traffic control signal violation as contributing factors. The crash involved a large pickup and a single e-scooter rider.
2. Pickup driver hits baby girl on Steinway 2025-01-11T00:53:00+00:00
   32-72 STEINWAY ST
   A pickup driver hit a baby girl in the roadway outside 32-72 Steinway Street just before 1 a.m. The infant suffered a bleeding head wound in the freezing dark while the oversized truck rolled on with damage along its left side.
   According to the police report, a driver in a pickup hit a baby girl in the roadway outside 32-72 Steinway Street in Queens just before 12:53 a.m. The child, listed as a pedestrian, suffered a head injury with severe bleeding but remained conscious at the scene. The report notes below-freezing overnight conditions and describes damage along the truck’s left side doors. Police recorded pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
3. Pickup driver fails to yield, slams woman 2025-12-08T15:09:00+00:00
   41 ST
   A pickup driver blew a left turn at 41st Street and 30th Avenue and hit a 59-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She went down with a lower-leg wound while the truck walked away clean.
   According to the police report, a licensed driver in a Ford pickup making a left turn at 41st Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria hit a 59-year-old woman who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. Police recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” for the crash. The woman suffered an abrasion to her lower leg and was listed as injured. The driver of the pickup was not reported injured.
4. Distracted Queens drivers slam SUV, injure woman 2025-12-01T20:15:00+00:00
   49 STREET
   Two westbound drivers drift on 49 Street by the BQE. One man drives his sedan into the back of an SUV. A 29-year-old woman in the front seat takes the hit with a head injury and whiplash.
   According to the police report, two men driving west on 49 Street by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Queens crashed on a Monday evening. The driver of a 2024 Honda sedan hit the rear of a 2025 Volvo SUV. A 29-year-old woman riding in the SUV’s front passenger seat suffered a head injury and reported whiplash. Police recorded driver inattention for both drivers and for the injured passenger.
5. Improper pass slams parked Audi 2025-11-29T04:30:00+00:00
   53 PL
   Before dawn in Woodside a driver cut past and took the lane. Metal crushed into a parked Audi on 53 Place at 32nd Avenue. Three men sat hurt in the buckled steel.
   Two sedans crashed on 53 Place at 32nd Avenue in Queens, injuring three men in the cars. According to the police report, police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” as the contributing factor. A 31-year-old driver and a 30-year-old front-seat passenger both reported whiplash to their backs. Another 31-year-old occupant was listed with an unspecified injury.