Kew Gardens Hills: Traffic Crash Statistics

Union Turnpike took a life. The pattern didn’t stop.

MTA bus with front-end damage rests at a curb after striking a light pole as emergency and transit workers inspect the scene; sign on bus reads “FARE REQUIRED.”

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Crash Counter for Kew Gardens Hills 20 crashes • 0 deaths

Crashes: 20

All Injuries: 6

Moderate: 1

Serious: 2

Deaths: 0

Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026

Dangerous Schools in Kew Gardens Hills Positive Beginnings II • 5 injuries

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Dangerous Streets in Kew Gardens Hills Jewel Avenue • 2.1 inj/mi

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Inexperienced driver crashes at Main, 73 2026-01-19T16:58:00+00:00
MAIN ST
Police recorded driver inexperience after a driver crashed at Main St and 73 Ave in Queens. A 66-year-old driver was injured with an internal chest injury.
According to the police report, a driver in a station wagon/SUV was making a left turn at Main St and 73 Ave in Queens when a driver in a pick-up truck going straight collided with them. Police recorded driver inexperience as a contributing factor. A 66-year-old driver reported an internal chest injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
U-turn driver crushed man’s head in Queens 2026-01-05T08:40:00+00:00
UNION TPKE
A U-turning driver on Union Turnpike hit another sedan at 147th Street, leaving a 41-year-old man with crush injuries to his head. Morning commute, snow in the air, and the car took it out on him instead.
According to the police report, a driver making a U-turn on 147th Street hit a westbound driver on Union Turnpike around 8:40 a.m. in Queens. The 41-year-old man driving the westbound sedan sustained head crush injuries and was recorded as conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries. The crash occurred on a cold, snowy morning.
Driver with bad brakes hits bus 2026-01-30T13:20:00+00:00
147-48 70 RD
Police recorded defective brakes. A driver crashed into a parked bus near 147-48 70 Rd, and a 72-year-old driver suffered an abrasion.
According to the police report, around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2026, a driver hit a parked bus near 147-48 70 Rd in Queens. Police recorded defective brakes as a contributing factor. The report lists a 72-year-old woman driving as injured, conscious, and ejected, with an abrasion to her elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.

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