Recent severe crashes

1. Driver blows turn, shatters cyclist’s leg 2025-11-02T20:02:00+00:00
   96-02 JAMAICA AVE
   A sedan driver turning on Jamaica Avenue hit a 37-year-old man on a bike and shattered his lower leg on a Sunday night in Queens. Police recorded Turning Improperly by the driver and confusion by the cyclist.
   According to the police report, a man driving a sedan east on Jamaica Avenue hit a 37-year-old cyclist who was turning left near 96-02 Jamaica Avenue in Queens on a Sunday evening. The cyclist suffered a lower-leg fracture and dislocation. Police recorded Turning Improperly by the driver and Pedestrian/Bicyclist Error/Confusion for the cyclist. Two people were in the car and one person was on the bike.
2. Distracted BMW driver hits Queens motorcyclist 2025-10-25T17:30:00+00:00
   87-01 85 RD
   A BMW driver pulled out from parking on 86th Street and hit a southbound motorcyclist. Police cited driver inattention and failure to yield. The 32-year-old rider ended up with a bruised lower leg.
   According to the police report, a 32-year-old man riding a 2022 Yamaha motorcycle traveled south on 86th Street in Queens when a woman driving a 2020 BMW sedan started from a parking position in the same direction near 87-01 85th Road. The drivers collided, and police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield by the BMW driver. The motorcyclist sustained a contusion to his lower leg and remained conscious at the scene.
3. Left-turn driver hits baby and woman 2025-10-10T10:20:00+00:00
   87 ST
   In Friday morning daylight on Jamaica Ave, a left-turning driver hit a one-year-old boy and a woman crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield. The baby suffered a head injury; both were hurt.
   A driver making a left turn from Jamaica Ave at 87 St in Queens hit two pedestrians crossing with the signal on a Friday morning. According to the police report, police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The one-year-old boy sustained a head contusion, and a 58-year-old woman reported hip and upper-leg pain. Both pedestrians were listed as injured.
4. SUV driver slams turning sedan on Atlantic 2025-09-26T18:34:00+00:00
   ATLANTIC AVE
   On Atlantic at Woodhaven, an eastbound SUV driver went straight and hit a westbound sedan as its driver turned left. The 51-year-old woman at the wheel of the sedan suffered a head abrasion. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   According to the police report, an eastbound SUV driver on Atlantic Avenue went straight through the intersection at Woodhaven Boulevard while a westbound sedan driver made a left turn. The sedan’s driver, a 51-year-old woman, sustained an abrasion to her head and remained conscious. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor linked to the injured driver.
5. SUV Driver’s Bad Lane Change Drops Moped 2025-09-12T20:20:00+00:00
   JAMAICA AVE
   A man driving an SUV changed lanes on Jamaica Ave and hit a 29-year-old woman riding a moped near 96 St. She suffered a shoulder contusion. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing by the SUV driver.
   On September 12, 2025, around 8:20 p.m., a man driving a 2015 Mazda SUV and a 29-year-old woman riding a 2024 moped were traveling east on Jamaica Ave near 96 St in Queens when the SUV driver changed lanes and hit the moped. According to the police report, the moped rider sustained a shoulder contusion and remained conscious at the scene. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing by the SUV driver.