No Deaths Yet—But Laurelton Bleeds Every Day

Laurelton: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 17, 2025

The Toll in Laurelton: No Deaths, But the Hurt Goes On

No one has died on Laurelton’s streets this year. But the numbers do not let you breathe easy. In the past twelve months, there have been 204 crashes. 121 people were hurt. Not one was marked as a serious injury, but pain lingers. Children, elders, workers—no one is spared. In the last year, 11 people under 18 were injured in crashes here. The violence is slow, steady, and always waiting.

The Machines That Hit Us

Cars and SUVs do most of the harm. In the last three years, they caused the only pedestrian death in Laurelton. They left 37 people with minor injuries and 10 with moderate injuries. Bikes caused one minor injury. Trucks and buses did not kill or seriously injure anyone, but the threat is always there. The street is not safe for anyone who walks or rides.

Leadership: Promises, Pressure, and the Need for More

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers has called out the city’s failures. “DOT gives us their word every hearing and we are not getting results,” she said at a public hearing, demanding real progress on street safety. She co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks and clear sightlines for people on foot. But the pace is slow. Promises pile up. Streets stay dangerous.

State Senator Leroy Comrie voted to extend school speed zones and to require speed limiters for repeat dangerous drivers. These are steps, but the carnage continues. One crash, one injury, is too many.

The Call: Don’t Wait for Blood on the Asphalt

This is not fate. This is policy. Every day leaders delay, someone else gets hurt. Call your council member. Demand daylighting at every corner. Demand a 20 mph speed limit. Demand real protection for people who walk and bike.

Do not wait for the next siren. Act now.