Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood?
Jamaica Estates Bleeds: Streets Still Kill, Leaders Still Stall
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 4, 2025
The Numbers Do Not Lie
One death. Five serious injuries. Four hundred forty-nine hurt. These are not numbers from a war zone. They are the cost of moving through Jamaica Estates-Holliswood since 2022, according to NYC crash data. The dead do not speak. The injured carry the story in scars and limps. The pain is quiet, but it does not stop.
Pedestrians are struck at intersections and in the crosswalk. An 83-year-old woman killed by a box truck turning right at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street. A 29-year-old man, crossing with the signal, left with deep wounds to his legs. A 74-year-old man, not even in the roadway, cut down by a backing sedan. The street does not care about age or reason. It only takes.
Patterns in the Wreckage
Cars and trucks do most of the harm. No cyclist has died here in three years, but the threat is always present. Trucks, sedans, SUVs—these are the weapons. The victims are often walking, sometimes just standing. The violence is routine. The shock is not.
Crashes are not rare. In the last twelve months alone, 224 crashes. One hundred fifty-nine injured. One left with injuries so severe they may never heal. The numbers do not fall. They hold steady, year after year. The disaster is slow, but it does not stop.
Leadership: Action or Delay?
The city has tools. Sammy’s Law lets New York lower speed limits to 20 mph. The city can act now, but has not. Speed cameras work, but their future is always in doubt. Local leaders talk of safety, but the street remains the same. Each day of delay is another roll of the dice for the next person crossing.
The time for waiting is over.
Call to Action
Demand more. Call your council member. Call the mayor. Tell them to lower the speed limit. Tell them to protect speed cameras. Tell them to build streets that do not kill. Do not wait for another name to be added to the list. Take action now.
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185-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
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District 24
185-10 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
718-217-4969
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212-788-6956
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Room 913, Legislative Office Building 188 State St., Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood Jamaica Estates-Holliswood sits in Queens, Precinct 107, District 24, AD 24, SD 11, Queens CB8.
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Traffic Safety Timeline for Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
Box Truck Strikes Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk▸A box truck turned right at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street. Its front end hit an 83-year-old woman in the crosswalk. She fell. She died on the cold pavement. The truck showed no damage. The street stayed silent.
An 83-year-old woman was killed when a box truck struck her as she crossed Union Turnpike at 193rd Street in Queens. According to the police report, the truck was making a right turn when its front end hit the woman in the crosswalk. She suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The report lists no contributing factors or driver errors, and notes the truck sustained no damage. The driver was licensed and remained at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The police report does not mention helmet use, signals, or pedestrian error. The crash left a vulnerable road user dead on a city street.
Rear-End Crash on Grand Central Parkway▸Two sedans collided head-to-tail on Grand Central Parkway. The driver of the rear vehicle, a 22-year-old woman, suffered shoulder and upper arm injuries. Both vehicles were traveling east. The crash caused bruising and contusions but no ejections.
According to the police report, two sedans traveling east on Grand Central Parkway collided when the rear vehicle struck the front vehicle's center back end. The 22-year-old female driver of the rear sedan was injured, sustaining shoulder and upper arm contusions. The report lists 'Following Too Closely' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead. The rear vehicle showed damage to its center front end, while the front vehicle was damaged at the center back end. The injured driver was conscious and restrained by a lap belt and harness. No pedestrian or cyclist was involved.
A box truck turned right at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street. Its front end hit an 83-year-old woman in the crosswalk. She fell. She died on the cold pavement. The truck showed no damage. The street stayed silent.
An 83-year-old woman was killed when a box truck struck her as she crossed Union Turnpike at 193rd Street in Queens. According to the police report, the truck was making a right turn when its front end hit the woman in the crosswalk. She suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The report lists no contributing factors or driver errors, and notes the truck sustained no damage. The driver was licensed and remained at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The police report does not mention helmet use, signals, or pedestrian error. The crash left a vulnerable road user dead on a city street.
Rear-End Crash on Grand Central Parkway▸Two sedans collided head-to-tail on Grand Central Parkway. The driver of the rear vehicle, a 22-year-old woman, suffered shoulder and upper arm injuries. Both vehicles were traveling east. The crash caused bruising and contusions but no ejections.
According to the police report, two sedans traveling east on Grand Central Parkway collided when the rear vehicle struck the front vehicle's center back end. The 22-year-old female driver of the rear sedan was injured, sustaining shoulder and upper arm contusions. The report lists 'Following Too Closely' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead. The rear vehicle showed damage to its center front end, while the front vehicle was damaged at the center back end. The injured driver was conscious and restrained by a lap belt and harness. No pedestrian or cyclist was involved.
Two sedans collided head-to-tail on Grand Central Parkway. The driver of the rear vehicle, a 22-year-old woman, suffered shoulder and upper arm injuries. Both vehicles were traveling east. The crash caused bruising and contusions but no ejections.
According to the police report, two sedans traveling east on Grand Central Parkway collided when the rear vehicle struck the front vehicle's center back end. The 22-year-old female driver of the rear sedan was injured, sustaining shoulder and upper arm contusions. The report lists 'Following Too Closely' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors. Both drivers were licensed and traveling straight ahead. The rear vehicle showed damage to its center front end, while the front vehicle was damaged at the center back end. The injured driver was conscious and restrained by a lap belt and harness. No pedestrian or cyclist was involved.