Recent severe crashes

1. Unlicensed driver backs SUV into 72-year-old 2026-02-03T23:33:00+00:00
   355 BARD AVE
   Late Tuesday night on Bard Ave, an unlicensed driver backed unsafely and hit a 72-year-old pedestrian. Police also recorded driver inattention as she suffered crush injuries to her hip and upper leg.
   According to the police report, a 48-year-old man driving an SUV was backing at 355 Bard Ave in Staten Island around 11:33 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2026, when he hit a 72-year-old woman walking in the roadway not at an intersection. Police recorded backing unsafely and driver inattention/distraction. The pedestrian reported crush injuries to her hip and upper leg.
2. Teen driver’s left turn drops woman 2026-01-22T13:29:00+00:00
   CASTLETON AVE
   A 17-year-old driver making a left turn hit a 48-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at Castleton Ave and Davis Ave. Police recorded a leg injury and listed her as semiconscious.
   According to the police report, a 17-year-old licensed driver in a sedan was making a left turn at Castleton Ave and Davis Ave on Staten Island and hit a 48-year-old pedestrian who was crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal. Police recorded a fracture, dislocation or distortion to her knee/lower leg/foot and listed her as semiconscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Driver fails to yield, breaks man’s hip 2026-01-15T14:13:00+00:00
   CASTLETON AVE
   A 38-year-old SUV driver making a left on Castleton hit a 70-year-old man crossing with the signal in the Davis Avenue crosswalk. Police say her failure to yield left him with a fractured hip and leg.
   According to the police report, a 38-year-old licensed driver in a 2023 Hyundai SUV turned left from Castleton Avenue toward Davis Avenue on Thursday afternoon and hit a 70-year-old man who was crossing with the signal in the intersection. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way by both the driver and the pedestrian. The man sustained a hip and upper leg fracture and dislocation. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. SUV driver hit 8-year-old in crosswalk 2026-02-03T08:12:00+00:00
   572 BARD AVE
   A 63-year-old driver hit an 8-year-old girl as she crossed in a marked crosswalk on Bard Ave. The child suffered a head bruise.
   According to the police report, a 63-year-old woman driving an SUV was going straight ahead on Bard Ave in Staten Island on Feb. 3, 2026, around 8:12 a.m. She hit an 8-year-old girl who was crossing in a marked crosswalk not at an intersection. Police recorded a head contusion (bruise) for the child. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Distracted driver crashes into dump truck 2026-02-03T07:20:00+00:00
   1470 RICHMOND TER
   A driver hit a dump truck at 1470 Richmond Ter on Staten Island. Police recorded driver inattention; two people were injured, including a 24-year-old passenger with a head bruise.
   According to the police report, the crash happened around 7:20 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2026 at 1470 Richmond Ter in Staten Island. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. Two people were listed as injured: a 70-year-old driver with a neck contusion and a 24-year-old rear-seat passenger with a head contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.