Recent severe crashes

1. Driver goes straight, ends up unconscious 2026-03-05T11:47:00+00:00
   34-25 LINDEN PL
   A 36-year-old driver was injured and reported unconscious at 34-25 Linden Place. The report lists a head injury and internal injuries.
   According to the police report, a 36-year-old man driving an “Other Motorized” vehicle was hurt near 34-25 Linden Place in Queens around 11:47 a.m. Police recorded that he had a head injury and internal injuries, and listed his emotional status as unconscious.
2. Driver blows control, hits dump truck 2026-01-26T17:13:00+00:00
   LINDEN PLACE
   A driver ignored traffic control and got distracted on Linden Place near I-678. The crash sent one driver to the hospital with a back injury.
   According to the police report, the crash happened Monday at 5:13 p.m. on Linden Place near I-678 in Queens. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and driver inattention/distraction. A sedan driver and a dump-truck driver were listed; one driver was reported injured with a back injury and an internal complaint.
3. Unlicensed driver blew U-turn, hit cyclist 2026-03-12T07:30:00+00:00
   PARSONS BLVD
   On Parsons Boulevard in Queens, an unlicensed driver making a U-turn failed to yield and hit a 59-year-old cyclist. She was ejected and reported pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, at 7:30 a.m. on March 12, 2026, a 32-year-old sedan driver making a U-turn on Parsons Boulevard at Franklin Avenue in Queens failed to yield the right-of-way and hit a 59-year-old bicyclist going straight. Police also recorded driver inexperience. The cyclist was injured, ejected, and reported pain or nausea.
4. Driver passed too close, hurt passengers 2026-03-09T23:44:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   On Northern Boulevard near Prince Street, a driver passed too closely and crashed, injuring two rear-seat passengers. One reported back pain and nausea; another reported neck pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, a licensed 25-year-old driver was going straight on Northern Boulevard at Prince Street in Queens when police recorded “Passing Too Closely.” Two rear passengers, ages 36 and 31, were listed as injured, with shock and complaints of pain or nausea, including back and neck injuries.
5. Driver hit 31-year-old in crosswalk 2026-03-05T20:55:00+00:00
   ELDER AVE
   A driver hit a 31-year-old man crossing with the signal at Elder Avenue and Main Street. He suffered a knee and lower-leg injury and an abrasion.
   According to the police report, a driver hit a 31-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection of Elder Avenue and Main Street in Queens at 8:55 p.m. on March 5, 2026. The pedestrian was crossing with the signal and was injured, with an abrasion and a knee/lower-leg/foot injury recorded.