No One Is Safe Until the Streets Are Safe
Precinct 101: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 4, 2025
The Toll in Blood and Bone
A woman steps off the curb. A car does not stop. In Precinct 101, seven people have died on the roads since 2022. Five more suffered injuries so severe they may never walk the same. In the last twelve months alone, one person was killed and three were seriously hurt. 208 others were injured—each one a life changed, a family shaken. See the collision data.
Children are not spared. 29 kids were hurt in crashes this year. The old are not spared. The numbers do not care who you are.
The Machines That Maim
Cars and SUVs killed four. Trucks and buses killed one. Motorcycles left one dead and one with life-altering wounds. Even a bike sent someone to the hospital. The street does not forgive. The machines are heavy, and the bodies are soft.
Leadership: Action or Excuse?
The city talks of Vision Zero. The state passed Sammy’s Law, letting New York City lower speed limits. But in Precinct 101, the carnage continues. The police have the power to enforce speed limits, to ticket reckless drivers, to stand at the corners where people die. They have the power to act. Every day they wait, the toll grows.
What Comes Next
Precinct 101 can do more. Speeding tickets. Failure-to-yield enforcement. Crackdowns at crash hotspots. Local leaders can push for lower speed limits, more cameras, and safer street design.
But nothing changes unless you demand it.
Call to Action:
Contact your local council member, the mayor, and the precinct. Demand lower speed limits. Demand enforcement. Demand streets where a child can cross without fear.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4546808, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-04
▸ Other Geographies
Precinct 101 Police Precinct 101 sits in Queens.
It contains Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Rockaway Community Park.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Police Precinct 101
2Mazda SUV Strikes Girl Off Roadway▸A Mazda SUV hit a 10-year-old girl standing off Beach Channel Drive. The impact crushed her. She died on the spot. Another pedestrian suffered a broken leg. The driver, a permit holder, was inexperienced. Metal met flesh. The child never reached safety.
A 10-year-old girl was killed and another pedestrian was injured when a Mazda SUV struck them on Beach Channel Drive. According to the police report, the girl stood off the road when the SUV, driven by a permit holder, hit her head-on. She suffered crush injuries and died where she stood. Another pedestrian sustained a fractured leg. The driver, a 35-year-old woman, was listed as inexperienced. The police report cites 'Driver Inexperience' as a contributing factor. The child was not in the roadway and never reached the curb. No other contributing factors were listed.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4501630,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
Sedan Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Against Signal▸A sedan hit a 58-year-old man crossing against the signal on Seagirt Boulevard in Queens. The pedestrian was unconscious with injuries to his entire body. The driver was distracted, causing the crash at the intersection near Beach 32 Street.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling west on Seagirt Boulevard struck a 58-year-old male pedestrian who was crossing against the signal at the intersection near Beach 32 Street in Queens. The pedestrian suffered injuries to his entire body and was found unconscious. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor to the crash. The pedestrian's action of crossing against the signal is noted but does not assign blame. The sedan's point of impact was the center front end, indicating a direct collision. The driver was licensed and traveling straight ahead at the time of impact.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491215,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A Mazda SUV hit a 10-year-old girl standing off Beach Channel Drive. The impact crushed her. She died on the spot. Another pedestrian suffered a broken leg. The driver, a permit holder, was inexperienced. Metal met flesh. The child never reached safety.
A 10-year-old girl was killed and another pedestrian was injured when a Mazda SUV struck them on Beach Channel Drive. According to the police report, the girl stood off the road when the SUV, driven by a permit holder, hit her head-on. She suffered crush injuries and died where she stood. Another pedestrian sustained a fractured leg. The driver, a 35-year-old woman, was listed as inexperienced. The police report cites 'Driver Inexperience' as a contributing factor. The child was not in the roadway and never reached the curb. No other contributing factors were listed.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4501630, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15
Sedan Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Against Signal▸A sedan hit a 58-year-old man crossing against the signal on Seagirt Boulevard in Queens. The pedestrian was unconscious with injuries to his entire body. The driver was distracted, causing the crash at the intersection near Beach 32 Street.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling west on Seagirt Boulevard struck a 58-year-old male pedestrian who was crossing against the signal at the intersection near Beach 32 Street in Queens. The pedestrian suffered injuries to his entire body and was found unconscious. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor to the crash. The pedestrian's action of crossing against the signal is noted but does not assign blame. The sedan's point of impact was the center front end, indicating a direct collision. The driver was licensed and traveling straight ahead at the time of impact.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491215,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A sedan hit a 58-year-old man crossing against the signal on Seagirt Boulevard in Queens. The pedestrian was unconscious with injuries to his entire body. The driver was distracted, causing the crash at the intersection near Beach 32 Street.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling west on Seagirt Boulevard struck a 58-year-old male pedestrian who was crossing against the signal at the intersection near Beach 32 Street in Queens. The pedestrian suffered injuries to his entire body and was found unconscious. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor to the crash. The pedestrian's action of crossing against the signal is noted but does not assign blame. The sedan's point of impact was the center front end, indicating a direct collision. The driver was licensed and traveling straight ahead at the time of impact.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491215, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15