Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Driver Slams Parked SUV, Kills Woman 2025-03-26T10:55:00+00:00
   104-28 42 AVE
   A 43-year-old woman sat belted in a parked Subaru outside 42nd Avenue. A distracted driver hit the SUV’s left side and folded the metal around her. Daylight, mid-morning, and she never left the car.
   According to the police report, a 43-year-old licensed driver sat in a parked Subaru SUV outside 104-28 42nd Avenue in Queens when another distracted driver hit the vehicle’s left side. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor. The woman, the sole occupant, was held in place by her lap belt and was listed with apparent death at the scene during the mid-morning crash.
2. Distracted SUV driver tears through man on 108th 2025-07-12T02:42:00+00:00
   45-08 108 ST
   A driver in an SUV hit a 45-year-old man in the roadway on 108th Street overnight. Police logged a blocked view and driver inattention while the pedestrian bled and drifted in and out, hurt across his whole body.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV going straight on 108th Street near 45‑08 108th Street in Queens hit a 45‑year‑old man who was in the roadway and not at an intersection. Police recorded view obstructed/limited and driver inattention/distraction. The pedestrian was incoherent at the scene, with severe bleeding and injuries listed across his entire body.
3. U-Turn Driver Crushes Cyclist’s Head 2025-04-13T04:40:00+00:00
   59-17 JUNCTION BLVD
   A driver making a U-turn on Junction Blvd hit a 27-year-old bicyclist head-on and crushed his head overnight. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way.
   Near 59-17 Junction Blvd in Queens, a driver making a U-turn hit a 27-year-old bicyclist traveling southbound head-on. The rider suffered crush injuries to his head and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The crash happened overnight on a dark, quiet street.
4. Drunk Queens drivers blow Otis Ave corner 2025-12-02T02:45:00+00:00
   OTIS AVE
   Two sedan drivers crashed at Otis Avenue and Van Doren Street before dawn. Police tied both to alcohol and blowing a traffic control. A 39-year-old driver walked away with a bruised arm instead of a morgue tag.
   Two sedan drivers collided at Otis Avenue and Van Doren Street in Queens around 2:45 a.m., injuring a 39-year-old male driver with a contusion to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, officers listed “Alcohol Involvement” for both drivers and recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded,” indicating the drivers failed to follow the signal or sign at the intersection on a below-freezing night.
5. Distracted driver slams scooter on 45th 2025-11-28T11:57:00+00:00
   45 AVE
   On 45th Avenue at Junction, a distracted driver went straight and hit a standing scooter. The 39-year-old rider took the blow to his abdomen and pelvis and ended the morning in pain.
   A late-morning crash on 45 Avenue at Junction Boulevard in Queens left a 39-year-old man riding an other-motorized vehicle injured. According to the police report, a northbound driver going straight hit the rider’s standing scooter. The rider, listed as the driver of the other-motorized vehicle, sustained abdomen and pelvis injuries with pain and nausea. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction for both the motor-vehicle driver and the rider.