Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Driver Hits Infant’s Head on 150th St 2025-02-10T21:38:00+00:00
   75-11 150 ST
   A distracted driver going straight on 150th Street hit an infant boy in the roadway, injuring his head and leaving him semiconscious on the asphalt at night in Queens.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a Hyundai sedan traveling north near 75-11 150th Street in Queens hit an infant boy who was in the roadway at night. The impact injured the child’s head and left him semiconscious, with severe bleeding recorded. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as contributing factors in the crash.
2. Bus driver blows light, slams SUV full of kids 2025-12-10T16:08:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   On Union Turnpike at Main Street, a bus driver ran a signal and hit an SUV carrying several young children. Four adults were hurt, including one passenger with a fractured shoulder.
   According to the police report, a licensed bus driver going north on Main Street disregarded a traffic control and hit an eastbound SUV on Union Turnpike in afternoon rain. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed for the bus. Four adults in the SUV reported injuries, including one passenger with a shoulder fracture and others with pain and nausea.
3. Driver hits man crossing Kissena 2025-11-10T14:29:00+00:00
   71-02 KISSENA BLVD
   A westbound sedan driver hit a 29-year-old man crossing Kissena Boulevard away from the intersection. His knee and lower leg were bruised; she kept going straight, he took the impact.
   A woman driving a 2024 Nissan sedan west on Kissena Boulevard near 71-02 hit a 29-year-old man who was crossing the roadway away from an intersection. He was conscious and treated for a contusion to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, the licensed driver was going straight ahead when the center front of her car hit him. Police listed contributing factors for both the driver and the pedestrian as “Unspecified.”
4. Tailgating driver slams car turning at Main 2025-11-08T20:09:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   On Union Turnpike at Main, a southbound driver tailed too close and drove straight into a right‑turning car. A 28-year-old front-seat passenger suffered a head injury and concussion on a Saturday night in Queens.
   According to the police report, two southbound sedans were on Union Turnpike at Main Street in Queens when the driver of the rear car hit the sedan ahead as that driver made a right turn. A 28-year-old woman in the front passenger seat of the turning car sustained a head injury and concussion. Police recorded Following Too Closely as a contributing factor by the trailing driver on the weekend evening.
5. Inexperienced driver flips Queens commuter bus 2025-10-16T06:35:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY
   A 21-year-old sedan driver hit a commuter bus on the Grand Central Parkway by Parsons Boulevard, flipping the bus. The bus driver and her front passenger were injured and trapped while the young driver walked away.
   According to the police report, a 21-year-old sedan driver going straight on the Grand Central Parkway hit a southbound bus near Parsons Boulevard in Queens around 6:35 a.m., overturning the bus. The 47-year-old bus driver sustained a shoulder injury and nausea and was trapped. Her 58-year-old front passenger suffered a facial injury with minor bleeding and was also trapped. Police recorded driver inexperience as the contributing factor. The bus was the oversized vehicle at the scene.