Recent severe crashes

1. Unlicensed BMW Driver Slams Parked Car 2025-08-29T15:00:00+00:00
   RICHMOND AVE
   An unlicensed BMW driver going north on Richmond Ave hit a parked Chevy near Vedder Ave and crushed her own arm. Police recorded driver inattention in the afternoon Staten Island crash.
   According to the police report, a 33-year-old unlicensed woman driving a BMW north on Richmond Ave hit a parked Chevrolet near Vedder Ave on Friday afternoon in Staten Island. The driver suffered crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm and was conscious at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor in the crash.
2. Distracted Driver Hits Man Off Granite Ave 2025-04-29T16:59:00+00:00
   84 GRANITE AVE
   A distracted driver hit a 37-year-old man standing off Granite Ave, tearing up his lower leg and foot. Afternoon daylight, a simple trip, wrecked by one driver who didn’t pay attention.
   According to the police report, a male driver with a learner’s permit drove a sedan west near Granite Ave and hit a 37-year-old man who was not in the roadway. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction. The pedestrian sustained severe lacerations to his lower leg and foot. No other injuries were noted in the report.
3. Distracted SUV driver hits man in Forest Avenue crosswalk 2025-12-09T20:59:00+00:00
   FOREST AVE
   A Nissan SUV driver turned left off Forest Avenue and hit a 20-year-old man crossing with the signal at Morningstar Road. The driver walked away; the young man left with a concussion and leg injuries on a freezing Staten Island night.
   According to the police report, a male driver in a 2021 Nissan SUV turned left from Forest Avenue onto Morningstar Road and hit a 20-year-old man who was walking in the intersection and crossing with the signal. The pedestrian sustained head and upper leg injuries and a reported concussion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor in this nighttime crash on an arterial street in below-freezing weather.
4. Speeding SUV driver shatters Staten Island walker 2025-11-25T18:47:00+00:00
   129 AMADOR ST
   A driver pushed an SUV too fast on a wet Staten Island block and hit a 52-year-old man stepping out near parked cars. His shoulder fractured. Four passengers, including two kids and an infant, were also marked injured.
   According to the police report, a licensed driver in a 2019 SUV heading west near 129 Amador St. on Staten Island hit a 52-year-old man who was walking outside an intersection and emerging from in front of or behind a parked vehicle. The man suffered a fracture to his shoulder and upper arm and was recorded in shock. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver and slippery pavement as contributing factors. Four people riding in the SUV, including a 7-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and an infant girl, were also listed with injuries of unspecified type.
5. Driver pulls from curb, hits boy 2025-11-17T08:00:00+00:00
   1767 FOREST AVE
   On Forest Avenue a driver left the curb and hit a 13-year-old boy emerging from between parked cars. Morning traffic rolled on; the child was left with a bruised abdomen and pelvis.
   According to the police report, a licensed driver in a 2024 sedan pulled away from a parked position near 1767 Forest Avenue in Staten Island around 8 a.m. and hit a 13-year-old boy on foot who emerged from in front of a parked vehicle, outside an intersection. The impact caused a contusion to the boy’s abdomen and pelvis. Police listed both contributing factors as “Unspecified.”