Recent severe crashes

1. Driver fails to yield, kills woman in LIC 2025-08-31T12:49:00+00:00
   30 ST
   A driver in a Ford SUV turned right from 30th St onto 39th Ave and hit a 38-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She died there in the Sunday afternoon sun. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A male driver in a 2020 Ford SUV turned right from southbound 30th Street onto 39th Avenue in Queens and hit a 38-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk. She was killed. According to the police report, police recorded failure to yield the right of way. The pedestrian injury was listed as to her entire body.
2. Driver’s Bad Turn Crushes Rider’s Leg 2025-06-04T22:03:00+00:00
   21 ST
   A driver hit a 26-year-old motorcycle rider while turning on 21st Street at 40th Avenue. The crash crushed the rider’s knee, lower leg, and foot on a Wednesday night in Queens.
   A sedan driver hit a motorcycle rider at 21st Street and 40th Avenue in Queens on a Wednesday night. According to the police report, the 26-year-old rider was making a U-turn when the crash happened, and police recorded turning improperly as a factor. The rider suffered crush injuries to his knee, lower leg, and foot. No other injuries were listed.
3. Improper Turn Leaves Queens Driver With Broken Neck 2025-01-01T04:33:00+00:00
   21 ST
   A 29-year-old driver turned wrong on Queens Plaza North and hit a parked taxi. He was pinned in his SUV with a broken neck and crush injuries. Police recorded an improper turn as the cause.
   According to the police report, a 29-year-old man driving an SUV on Queens Plaza North near 21st Street early New Year’s Day made an improper turn and hit a parked taxi. The driver was pinned in his seat and sustained a neck fracture and crush injuries. Police recorded “Turning Improperly” as the contributing factor. No other injuries were listed in the report.
4. Taxi driver slams parked Tesla on 36th 2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00
   36 AVE
   On 36th Avenue, a 72-year-old taxi driver going east hit a parked Tesla SUV and injured himself. Passenger distraction is on the police sheet. Night street, cold air, cab into steel.
   According to the police report, a 72-year-old taxi driver traveling east on 36th Avenue near 10th Street in Queens hit a parked Tesla SUV and sustained a head abrasion. Police listed him as the only occupant. The crash happened overnight with below-freezing temperatures recorded. No other injuries were documented in the report.
5. Queens driver backs out, hurts herself 2025-12-03T20:00:00+00:00
   41-09 12 ST
   In Long Island City, a 34-year-old driver backed her Nissan out near 12th Street and hit a parked Jeep. The low-speed move ended with her in pain, police logging backing unsafely for a crash that never should have happened.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old woman driving a 2020 Nissan sedan in Queens backed out from a parked position near 41-09 12th Street around 8 p.m. and hit a parked Jeep. Police recorded “Backing Unsafely” as the contributing factor. The driver reported back pain and whiplash and was listed as injured. No other occupants were recorded in the car.