Recent severe crashes

1. Driver Disregarded Traffic Control, Killed Toddler 2026-10-11T08:38:00+00:00
   MURRAY ST
   A pickup-truck driver disregarded traffic control and hit two pedestrians in a marked crosswalk on Murray Street. A 1-year-old boy was killed; a 69-year-old woman was injured.
   According to the police report, the driver of a pickup truck was traveling north on Murray Street when the driver hit two pedestrians crossing in a marked crosswalk at 32nd Avenue. Police recorded traffic-control disregard and failure to yield right-of-way by the driver. The pedestrians were a 1-year-old boy, who was killed, and a 69-year-old woman, who was injured.
2. 13-Year-Old Moped Passenger Killed in Queens 2026-06-29T12:38:00+00:00
   162 ST
   A 13-year-old moped passenger was killed on 162nd Street. Another 13-year-old moped rider was injured.
   According to the police report, the crash involved a moped carrying two people, a parked SUV and a transporter traveling straight ahead on 162nd Street near 46th Avenue. One 13-year-old moped passenger was killed; a 13-year-old moped rider was injured and reported pain or nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Pickup driver charged after Xi Zheng died in Queens bike crash 2026-01-20T10:02:00+00:00
   SANFORD AVE
   Xi Zheng, 48, a father of two, died after a pickup driver turned right and hit him while he bicycled near Sanford Avenue and 160th Street in Flushing just after 10 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2026.
   Xi Zheng, 48, died after a morning crash at Sanford Avenue and 160th Street in Flushing. The city crash record lists a male bicyclist killed, a pickup driver making a right turn, and the bicyclist traveling west. Police accounts reported that a 23-year-old driver in a 2015 Ford F-150 turned right from 160th Street onto Sanford Avenue as Zheng rode west on Sanford; he was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene. Months later, police arrested Quinn Daly and charged him with a misdemeanor failure-to-yield count. Zheng’s relatives told reporters he was an avid cyclist, was riding to work, and left behind two children; they said the charge was too light.
4. Distracted Driver Leaves Two Hurt on LIE 2026-11-02T23:30:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   A driver changing lanes on the Long Island Expressway hit another sedan. Both drivers were injured; police recorded inattention and following too closely.
   According to the police report, two westbound sedans crashed on the Long Island Expressway as one driver was changing lanes and the other was slowing or stopping. Police recorded driver inattention and following too closely for the lane-changing driver. One driver suffered an eye bruise; the other reported back pain and nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver and Scooter Rider Collide in Queens 2026-10-31T23:29:00+00:00
   33 AVE
   A driver and an e-scooter rider collided at 33rd Avenue and 145th Place. The rider, a 29-year-old woman, suffered an eye contusion; police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a sedan driver and an e-scooter rider traveling straight collided at 33rd Avenue and 145th Place in Queens. The 29-year-old rider suffered an eye contusion. Police recorded driver inattention among the contributing factors, but the report does not identify which person the factor applies to.