Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted young SUV driver hits 66-year-old 2026-01-04T13:54:00+00:00
   SOUTH AVE
   A 22-year-old SUV driver looked away on Forest Ave and hit a 66-year-old man crossing near South Ave. Police logged driver inattention and inexperience as the reasons he went down.
   According to the police report, a 22-year-old licensed driver in an Audi SUV drove south on Forest Avenue near South Avenue on a Sunday afternoon and hit a 66-year-old man who was crossing outside an intersection. The pedestrian sustained a head contusion. Police recorded driver inattention and driver inexperience as contributing factors.
2. Distracted driver hits SUV on Dixon 2026-05-03T09:30:00+00:00
   DIXON AVE
   Sunday morning on Dixon Avenue, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Dixon Avenue in Staten Island, a driver hit another SUV. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. An 80-year-old female driver was listed as injured, with an internal injury complaint and bodily injury recorded as “entire body.” Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. SUV driver tailgated, crash broke woman’s arm 2026-03-27T13:10:00+00:00
   SIMONSON AVE
   Police recorded Following Too Closely after an SUV driver crashed on Simonson Avenue by Forest Avenue. A 28-year-old woman driving another SUV suffered a fracture or dislocation in her arm.
   According to the police report, two SUV drivers crashed on Simonson Avenue at Forest Avenue in Staten Island on March 27, 2026, around 1:10 p.m. Police recorded Following Too Closely as a contributing factor. A 28-year-old woman listed as a driver was injured with a fracture or dislocation to her elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver’s right turn sparks sedan smashup 2026-04-29T23:50:00+00:00
   RICHMOND TER
   A driver making a right turn collided with another driver going straight on Richmond Terrace at Lake Avenue. Two people were injured in the late-night crash.
   According to the police report, a driver making a right turn and another driver going straight collided at Richmond Terrace and Lake Avenue on Staten Island around 11:50 p.m. Both listed drivers were injured: a 24-year-old woman with chest injury and shock, and an 18-year-old man with a knee/lower-leg/foot injury. Police records list both vehicles as sedans.
5. SUV driver turning left hits pedestrian 2026-04-13T21:17:00+00:00
   RICHMOND AVE
   A driver making a left turn hit a 22-year-old man crossing at the Richmond Avenue and Goethals Road N intersection. Police recorded a facial abrasion.
   According to the police report, a 28-year-old SUV driver making a left turn on Richmond Avenue at Goethals Road N hit a 22-year-old pedestrian at the intersection. The pedestrian was injured, with an abrasion to the face. The crash happened after dark.