Recent severe crashes

1. Truck Driver’s Lane Trap Kills Young Rider 2025-07-24T15:46:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   A 24-year-old motorcyclist changing lanes on the Long Island Expressway hit a tractor-trailer and died. An SUV driver was also caught in the chain of impact. Another young body gone to truck traffic on Queens asphalt.
   A 24-year-old motorcyclist died after a multivehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Queens. According to the police report, the rider was changing lanes westbound when he hit the side of a westbound tractor-trailer, then an SUV. He was ejected and suffered fatal crush injuries to his entire body. Police listed the truck as an oversized vehicle. No other occupants were reported injured in the crash.
2. Driver Fails To Yield, Kills Queens Rider 2025-04-05T09:22:00+00:00
   WOODHAVEN BLVD
   On Woodhaven at 60th Drive, a driver failed to yield and three southbound vehicles collided. A 55-year-old man riding a motorcycle was ejected and killed. Other drivers and passengers were hurt in the morning crash.
   On a Saturday morning, drivers in a sedan, an SUV, and a motorcycle collided while heading south on Woodhaven Boulevard at 60th Drive. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor. The 55-year-old man riding the motorcycle was ejected and died of crush injuries. Another driver, age 42, and additional occupants in the other vehicles were injured.
3. Two Drivers Blow Light, Kill Queens Cyclist 2025-03-19T17:28:00+00:00
   QUEENS BLVD
   A 23-year-old cyclist on Queens Boulevard was hit by a Ford SUV and a Mercedes sedan near 63rd Drive. Police say traffic control was disregarded and attention lost. His head took the hit. He died in the street while eastbound traffic kept moving.
   According to the police report, a 23-year-old male cyclist traveling north on 63rd Drive was hit and killed by the drivers of a Ford SUV and a Mercedes sedan moving east on Queens Boulevard. The cyclist suffered a fatal head injury. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Driver Inattention/Distraction as contributing factors. The crash happened on a weekday afternoon in Queens.
4. Inexperienced Queens driver slams parked truck 2025-12-18T19:30:00+00:00
   HORACE HARDING EXPY
   A 29-year-old driver on Horace Harding Expressway hit a parked tractor-trailer, leaving himself with a concussion and his front-seat passenger with a fractured arm. Police cited driver inexperience and distraction.
   According to the police report, a 29-year-old licensed driver in a 2025 sedan going east on Horace Harding Expressway hit a parked tractor-trailer near 98th Street on Thursday evening. The driver sustained a head injury diagnosed as a concussion, and a 32-year-old front-seat passenger suffered a fracture to his arm. Police recorded driver inexperience and driver inattention or distraction as contributing factors.
5. Distracted Queens Driver Crushes Her Own Leg 2025-11-01T08:40:00+00:00
   96-41 QUEENS BLVD
   A 76-year-old driver on Queens Boulevard lost control and crushed her lower leg inside her 1997 Honda. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction on a clear Saturday morning.
   According to the police report, a 76-year-old woman driving a 1997 Honda sedan on Queens Boulevard near 96-41 in Queens at 8:40 a.m. on a Saturday morning was injured when she crashed while traveling straight. The driver reported crush injuries to her lower leg and knee area. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as a contributing factor.