Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding driver crushes two women in SUV 2025-12-01T17:00:00+00:00
   45 AVE
   On 45th Avenue at 162nd Street, a westbound driver merged at unsafe speed into a turning SUV. The impact crushed the 57-year-old woman driving and her 45-year-old front passenger, injuring both across their bodies.
   According to the police report, two Hondas collided at 45th Avenue and 162nd Street in Queens around 5 p.m. A male driver in a 2015 Honda sedan headed west and merged. A 57-year-old woman driving a 2017 Honda SUV, also westbound, was making a left turn when the sedan’s front left hit the SUV’s front right. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The SUV driver and her 45-year-old front passenger suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies.
2. Driver hits Queens woman in crosswalk 2025-11-17T16:00:00+00:00
   PARSONS BLVD
   A driver hit a 44-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens. Her arm was crushed while she followed the light and the driver rolled through her right to be there.
   According to the police report, a driver hit a 44-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens on a Monday afternoon. She was walking in the intersection when the impact caused crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm. Police recorded that she was conscious at the scene and listed no contributing factors for the driver.
3. Driver Backing SUV Crushes Man on Laburnum 2025-10-21T17:00:00+00:00
   LABURNUM AVE
   A driver backing an SUV on Laburnum Ave at 161st hit a 45-year-old man in the roadway and left him with crush injuries. Police recorded backing unsafely by the driver.
   A woman driving a Jeep SUV backed on Laburnum Ave near 161st St in Queens and hit a 45-year-old man in the roadway. He was conscious and reported crush injuries to his body. According to the police report, the driver was backing, and police recorded backing unsafely as a contributing factor. The SUV was registered in Florida and had damage to the right-side doors.
4. Left-turning driver crushes man in Queens 2025-09-24T21:46:00+00:00
   162 ST
   A westbound sedan driver turned left from 43 Ave onto 162 St and hit a 30-year-old man crossing with the signal. The man suffered crush injuries to his head on a rainy Queens night.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a 2017 sedan traveling west on 43 Ave made a left turn onto 162 St and hit a 30-year-old man who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian suffered crush injuries to his head and was recorded as conscious. The crash happened at night in rainy conditions in Queens.
5. Queens driver’s bad turn crushes man 2025-08-21T19:00:00+00:00
   164 ST
   Two sedan drivers met at 164th Street and Metcalf Avenue. One driver turned wrong and hit a 64-year-old man, leaving him with crush injuries in the evening dusk.
   A two-car crash at 164th Street and Metcalf Avenue in Queens left a 64-year-old male driver injured with crush injuries to his entire body. According to the police report, officers recorded “Turning Improperly” as a contributing factor in the collision. Both sedans were traveling north and going straight ahead before impact, in evening conditions after dark.