Recent severe crashes

1. Left-turning SUV driver kills motorcyclist 2025-09-27T19:58:00+00:00
   FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
   A 50-year-old SUV driver turned left at Francis Lewis and Linden and hit a northbound motorcycle. The 34-year-old rider died; his 24-year-old passenger was ejected with crushing abdominal and pelvic injuries. Police recorded failure to yield.
   At Francis Lewis Blvd and Linden Blvd in Queens, a 50-year-old SUV driver turned left and hit a northbound motorcycle. The 34-year-old rider was killed. A 24-year-old passenger was ejected and suffered crush injuries to the abdomen and pelvis. According to the police report, police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and driver inattention for the motorcyclist, who was going straight ahead while the SUV was making a left turn.
2. Distracted Driver Slams Truck, Hurts 4‑Year‑Old 2025-05-05T17:43:00+00:00
   FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
   A 27-year-old driver turned on Francis Lewis Blvd and hit a flatbed at 115th Ave, injuring himself and a 4-year-old girl in the back seat. Police recorded his inattention and inexperience. She took the hit for his mistakes.
   According to the police report, a 27-year-old car driver making a right turn on Francis Lewis Blvd at 115th Ave in Queens hit a flatbed truck whose driver was turning left. The car driver and his four-year-old rear passenger were both injured; he reported crush injuries to his shoulder, and she suffered head trauma and whiplash. Police recorded driver inattention and driver inexperience as contributing factors.
3. Driver Blows Light, Slams Moped Head-On 2025-03-02T13:10:00+00:00
   113 AVE
   At 113th Ave and 204th St, a car driver blew a traffic control and hit a 49-year-old moped rider head-on. The rider was thrown, bleeding, hurt across his body. Weekend afternoon, broad daylight, still no protection.
   According to the police report, a car driver and a 49-year-old man riding a moped collided head-on at 113th Avenue and 204th Street in Queens around 1:10 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as a contributing factor. The moped rider was partially ejected, wore a helmet, stayed conscious, and suffered severe bleeding with injuries to his entire body.
4. Distracted Queens drivers crash, injuring woman and child 2025-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
   FARMERS BLVD
   Two sedan drivers on Farmers Boulevard looked away and collided at Bennett Court. A 5-year-old boy and a 54-year-old woman in the back seats took the injuries while the adults behind the wheels were recorded as distracted.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers collided overnight at Farmers Boulevard and Bennett Court in Queens. A 24-year-old woman driving one car was injured in the leg. A 54-year-old woman riding in a rear seat and a 5-year-old boy in the other car were also listed as injured. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction for every person with a contributing factor in this crash, on a below-freezing Saturday night.
5. Driver fails to yield, hits woman in Queens crosswalk 2025-11-19T08:00:00+00:00
   119 AVE
   Morning in Queens, a driver turned left through a marked crosswalk and hit a 58-year-old woman. She went down with leg injuries while police wrote it up as a flat failure to yield.
   A driver in a 2013 Nissan SUV making a left turn at 119 Avenue and 197 Street in Queens hit a 58-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. She sustained injuries to her knee and lower leg, including a contusion, and remained conscious. According to the police report, the crash occurred around 8 a.m., in rainy morning conditions, and police recorded failure to yield right-of-way by the driver.