Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted sedan driver cuts down e-biker 2025-11-12T18:13:00+00:00
   164 ST
   On 164th Street at Goethals, a right-turning sedan driver cut across a 25-year-old e-bike rider going straight. The crash threw him off the bike and left his body torn with severe cuts.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan turned right from eastbound 164th Street onto Goethals Avenue and hit a 25-year-old man riding an e-bike north, traveling straight. Police recorded driver inattention and another vehicle-related factor as contributing causes. The rider was ejected and sustained severe lacerations across his body in this evening Queens crash.
2. Tailgating SUV Driver Slams Taxi, Man Crushed 2025-06-20T18:20:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   A westbound SUV driver followed too closely on the Long Island Expressway and hit a slowing taxi. The 50-year-old taxi driver suffered crush injuries across his body in the evening commute crash.
   A driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound taxi that was slowing or stopping on the Long Island Expressway in Queens. According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling west when the SUV driver followed too closely and rear-ended the taxi. The 50-year-old taxi driver, the only person in his vehicle, sustained crush injuries to his entire body.
3. MTA Bus Driver Hits Cyclist on Union Turnpike 2025-05-15T06:40:00+00:00
   164 ST
   An MTA bus driver hit a 42-year-old cyclist on Union Turnpike, leaving him with head wounds and severe cuts. Morning commute, oversized bus, one man bleeding in the street.
   According to the police report, an MTA bus driver traveling east on Union Turnpike in Queens hit a 42-year-old man riding a bike in the same direction near 164th Street. The rider was changing lanes when he collided with the rear of the bus and sustained head injuries and severe lacerations. Police listed the bus as an oversized vehicle. The cyclist was reported injured; the bus was damaged at its rear center.
4. SUV driver slams scooter rider at 73rd 2025-11-20T09:35:00+00:00
   169 ST
   A Jeep SUV driver went south on 169th Street and hit a 34‑year‑old woman riding a standing scooter on 73rd Avenue. She was thrown off, recorded incoherent, with injuries across her body. An infant and two other Jeep passengers were also listed injured.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old man driving a 2023 Jeep SUV south on 169 Street at 73 Avenue in Queens went straight and hit a 34-year-old woman operating a standing scooter eastbound. She was ejected and recorded incoherent, with injuries to her entire body and minor bleeding. An infant and two other Jeep occupants were also listed with unspecified injuries. The crash occurred on a Thursday morning in daylight.
5. Queens right turn leaves young passenger concussed 2025-11-08T14:30:00+00:00
   168 ST
   A 22-year-old woman riding up 168th Street never made the turn. The driver swung right at 81st Avenue and the car took a front-end hit. She left with a concussion and leg injuries in broad afternoon light.
   According to the police report, a 22-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat of a northbound sedan on 168th Street was injured when the 22-year-old driver turned right onto 81st Avenue and the car’s front end was hit and damaged. The passenger sustained a concussion and knee and lower-leg injuries. The crash happened on a clear Saturday afternoon in Queens. The driver was listed as licensed and not injured.