Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted motorcycle rider kills Queens man 2025-12-05T18:36:00+00:00
   168 ST
   A motorcycle rider blew through 93rd Avenue and hit a 68-year-old man crossing at 168th Street. The rider went on, the older man never got back up.
   According to the police report, a motorcycle rider with a permit traveled west on 93rd Avenue at 168th Street in Queens and hit a 68-year-old man who was in the intersection. The pedestrian suffered severe head injuries and died. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and reported pain.
2. Speeding SUV Driver Kills Himself on 90th Ave 2025-01-21T05:38:00+00:00
   90 AVE
   Before dawn on 90th Avenue, a 63-year-old SUV driver tore into a parked sedan. Police recorded unsafe speed. He died alone in the crushed SUV on a quiet Queens block.
   According to the police report, a 63-year-old licensed man driving an SUV east on 90th Avenue near 143rd Street hit a parked sedan at 5:38 a.m. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. The impact collapsed the sedan’s roof. The driver, the only person in the SUV, was killed. The parked sedan was unoccupied. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing temperatures.
3. Driver blows lane, crushes Queens pedestrian 2025-11-28T19:02:00+00:00
   163-08 HILLSIDE AVE
   A driver cut lanes on Hillside Avenue and hit a 59-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She went into shock as her head bled in the evening dark.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan headed east near 163-08 Hillside Avenue in Queens and hit a 59-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal outside an intersection. The impact caused a head injury with severe bleeding, and officers noted she went into shock. Police recorded improper lane usage and unsafe speed by the driver as contributing factors.
4. Left-turning SUV driver maims teen 2025-11-20T12:28:00+00:00
   164 ST
   On Jamaica and 164th, a left-turning SUV driver hit a 16-year-old in the crosswalk. The boy crossed with the signal; police say the driver failed to yield and claimed his view was blocked.
   A licensed driver in a 2021 Ford SUV traveled east on Jamaica Avenue in Queens and turned left onto 164th Street, where he hit a 16-year-old boy walking in the intersection crosswalk while crossing with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered a back injury and an amputation and remained conscious at the scene. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and View Obstructed/Limited as contributing factors to the crash.
5. Queens sedan driver hits scooter rider, then parked truck 2025-11-17T08:44:00+00:00
   150 ST
   On 150th Street at 94th Avenue, a westbound sedan driver hit a 64-year-old standing-scooter rider with enough force to cause severe head bleeding, then drove into a parked pickup. The scooter rider took the worst of it.
   According to the police report, a sedan driver traveling west on 150th Street at 94th Avenue in Queens hit a 64-year-old man riding a standing scooter southbound, causing severe bleeding from a head injury. The sedan then continued and hit the rear of an unoccupied parked pickup truck. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” for the scooter rider. The crash happened on a Monday morning.