Recent severe crashes

1. Overnight SUV Driver Kills Man In Queens Crosswalk 2026-01-01T04:17:00+00:00
   102 ST
   Before dawn on 102nd Street and 32nd Avenue, a driver going straight in an SUV hit two men in a marked crosswalk, killing one and leaving the other unconscious with crush injuries.
   According to the police report, a driver heading south on 102nd Street hit two male pedestrians who were crossing in a marked crosswalk at 32nd Avenue overnight on Jan. 1. One pedestrian sustained crush injuries to his entire body and died. The second, a 24-year-old man, was recorded as unconscious with crush injuries. A parked SUV was also damaged.
2. Distracted motorcycle driver shatters his leg 2026-01-17T02:18:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A 22-year-old motorcycle driver turned right off Northern Blvd and hit a parked car, shattering his lower leg overnight in Jackson Heights. Driver inattention wrote this crash, not fate.
   According to the police report, a 22-year-old man driving a motorcycle west on Northern Blvd near 86th St made a right turn overnight and hit a parked sedan. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction. The rider suffered a lower-leg fracture and dislocation and was listed as conscious at the scene.
3. Driver blows light, hits teen walker 2026-01-16T13:40:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A driver ran the signal at Northern and Junction and hit a 19-year-old woman crossing with the walk. She left with shoulder injuries and pain while the driver kept rolling through the afternoon traffic.
   According to the police report, a driver going north on Junction Boulevard went straight through Northern Boulevard around 1:40 p.m. and hit a 19-year-old woman who was crossing at the intersection with the signal. Police recorded that the driver disregarded the traffic control and failed to yield. The pedestrian reported shoulder and upper arm injuries and pain.
4. Speeding moped rider hits toddler in Queens 2026-01-14T17:30:00+00:00
   108-01 GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   A moped rider going too fast hit a 3‑year‑old boy near Grand Central Parkway. Police say the rider failed to yield and left the child with facial bleeding.
   According to the police report, a moped rider going straight near 108-01 Grand Central Parkway in Queens hit a 3-year-old boy who was walking as a pedestrian away from the roadway. Police recorded unsafe speed and failure to yield the right of way. The child had facial injuries with minor bleeding and was reported conscious.
5. Driver blows yield, hits woman and baby 2026-01-13T20:37:00+00:00
   104 ST
   On Northern and 104th, a 75-year-old driver failed to yield and hit a 26-year-old woman and a 1-year-old girl who were crossing with the signal. Night in Queens, and a mother and child took the impact instead of the car.
   According to the police report, a 75-year-old licensed driver in a car on Northern Blvd at 104th St failed to yield and hit a 26-year-old woman and a 1-year-old girl as they crossed in the intersection with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention. Both pedestrians sustained contusions, and the report lists the infant’s injury severity as moderate.