Recent severe crashes

1. Unlicensed speeder kills woman working in roadway 2025-09-19T07:28:00+00:00
   NASSAU EXPRESSWAY
   A 25-year-old unlicensed driver sped west on Nassau Expressway and changed lanes. He hit a 44-year-old woman working in the roadway. She died there while doing her job. Police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded.
   According to the police report, a 25-year-old man driving a 2018 Infiniti sedan west on Nassau Expressway in Queens changed lanes and hit a 44-year-old woman who was working in the roadway outside an intersection. She was killed, and the driver was injured. Police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded by the driver. Officers also noted the driver was unlicensed. The crash happened on a morning arterial road.
2. Jeep Driver Slams Stopped Traffic on Nassau 2025-09-27T06:10:00+00:00
   NASSAU EXPY
   A Jeep driver going east on Nassau Expressway hit two SUVs stopped in traffic at Lefferts Boulevard. Two women drivers were hurt, one with a leg fracture, one with a head injury. Police recorded illness and loss of consciousness.
   According to the police report, around 6:10 a.m. on Nassau Expressway at Lefferts Boulevard in Queens, a woman driving a Jeep SUV eastbound went straight and hit two SUVs that were stopped in traffic. Two women driving were injured. One suffered a leg fracture and dislocation. The other had a head injury, and police recorded illness and loss of consciousness as factors.
3. Truck Driver Slams Sedan on Nassau Expy 2025-08-08T06:11:00+00:00
   NASSAU EXPY
   A tractor‑trailer driver going east on Nassau Expressway hit a sedan at Lefferts, injuring both drivers and two passengers. Police logged a reaction to another vehicle and other vehicular errors in the chain that crushed four bodies awake.
   According to the police report, an eastbound tractor‑truck driver on Nassau Expressway at Lefferts Boulevard hit an eastbound sedan from behind, injuring both drivers and two passengers. Officers recorded “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle” and “Other Vehicular” as contributing driver errors in the morning crash on this high‑speed arterial.
4. Distracted SUV Driver Slams Van Wyck Barrier 2025-01-22T00:11:00+00:00
   VAN WYCK EXPWY
   A 40-year-old SUV driver on the Van Wyck Expressway lost focus and hit a barrier after midnight. He took a head injury and concussion. Police blame distraction from outside the car.
   According to the police report, just after midnight on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens, a 40-year-old man driving a 2020 Dodge SUV southbound went straight and hit a barrier, damaging the front of the vehicle. The driver, the only occupant, sustained a head injury and concussion. Police recorded driver inattention and an outside-car distraction as contributing factors in the overnight crash.
5. Distracted pickup driver slams line of cars 2025-09-30T11:20:00+00:00
   NASSAU EXPY
   On Nassau Expressway by Rockaway Boulevard, a pickup driver going east hit sedans stopped in traffic. Two drivers suffered neck and back bruises. Police recorded driver inattention and following too closely.
   According to the police report, a pickup truck driver heading east on the Nassau Expressway near Rockaway Boulevard in Queens hit sedans that were stopped in traffic. Two male drivers, ages 26 and 40, sustained back and neck contusions. Police recorded driver inattention and following too closely as contributing factors. The crash happened late Tuesday morning in daylight.