Recent severe crashes

1. Two Drivers Fail To Yield, Kill Queens Pedestrian 2025-04-24T20:46:00+00:00
   166 ST
   Two eastbound drivers on Linden Boulevard went straight and hit a 62-year-old man crossing outside the crosswalk. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction. He died with “crush injuries” while both vehicles kept rolling.
   A 62-year-old man died after two drivers hit him as he crossed Linden Boulevard near 166th Street in Queens on a Thursday evening. According to the police report, he was crossing outside a crosswalk when the eastbound drivers continued straight and struck him, causing crush injuries to his entire body. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and driver inattention or distraction as contributing factors. Each vehicle carried only the driver.
2. Afternoon sedan crash leaves 63-year-old driver crushed 2025-12-10T15:25:00+00:00
   INWOOD ST
   Two drivers collided at Inwood Street and Linden Boulevard in Queens. A 63-year-old driver reported crush injuries across his body in the mid-afternoon crash.
   According to the police report, two drivers going straight on Inwood Street and Linden Boulevard in Queens collided in mid-afternoon on December 10. A 63-year-old male driver in a sedan traveling east reported crush injuries to his entire body. Another 24-year-old male driver and three other vehicle occupants were recorded with unspecified injuries.
3. Driver Turns Left, Crushes Cyclist’s Leg 2025-01-11T05:15:00+00:00
   LINDEN BLVD
   A driver turned left off Linden and hit a 27-year-old cyclist riding straight through. Police recorded improper lane use and a traffic control violation as the cyclist was thrown and left with crush injuries to his lower leg.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 1996 Honda sedan turned left at Linden Boulevard and 155th Street in Queens and hit a 27-year-old cyclist who was riding straight. Police recorded improper passing or lane usage and disregarding a traffic control as contributing factors. The cyclist was ejected and sustained crush injuries to his knee and lower leg.
4. Distracted SUV driver hits woman in Queens crosswalk 2025-12-13T18:29:00+00:00
   140 ST
   A 55-year-old SUV driver failed to yield and hit a 63-year-old woman crossing 140th Street in a marked crosswalk at 135th Avenue. She suffered neck whiplash while he walked away from his left turn.
   According to the police report, a 55-year-old man driving an SUV west on 135th Avenue turned left onto 140th Street in the evening and hit a 63-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield by the driver. The pedestrian reported a neck injury and whiplash.
5. Queens drivers slam together on 116th 2025-12-08T08:10:00+00:00
   116 AVE
   Morning commute on 116th and 169th: two drivers crash, metal crushes metal, and a 63‑year‑old woman takes a chest hit and goes into shock. Another day, another broken body in traffic.
   According to the police report, a 63‑year‑old woman driving an SUV north on 169 Street and a man driving a sedan west on 116 Avenue crashed at the intersection on a Monday morning in Queens. The woman suffered a chest injury and shock. The sedan driver reported an unspecified injury. Police listed both drivers as going straight before impact and did not record any specific violations or contributing factors.