Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted young SUV driver hits 66-year-old 2026-01-04T14:01:00+00:00
   FOREST 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. Speeding driver blows light, ejects teen 2026-01-14T07:25:00+00:00
   RICHMOND HILL RD
   A 34-year-old driver ignored a traffic signal on Richmond Hill Rd and hit a motorcycle near Richmond Ave. A 14-year-old passenger was ejected and suffered a leg fracture while the driver walked away with a neck injury.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old driver went straight through a traffic control on Richmond Hill Road at Richmond Avenue and hit a motorcycle while driving at unsafe speed. A 14-year-old passenger was ejected and sustained a lower-leg fracture and dislocation. The driver reported neck pain. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Speeding driver wrecks car on Marsh Ave 2026-01-12T00:00:00+00:00
   RICHMOND HILL RD
   A 25-year-old driver pushed it overnight on Marsh Avenue and hit another car turning left, demolishing her sedan and injuring a 45-year-old man’s arm. Unsafe speed again, and everyone else pays the price.
   According to the police report, just after midnight on Richmond Hill Road at Marsh Avenue, a 25-year-old woman driving straight hit a 45-year-old man who was making a left turn. Police recorded unsafe speed. The woman’s sedan was heavily damaged, and the man reported an elbow and lower arm abrasion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Distracted SUV Driver Slams Motorcycle on Grove 2026-01-11T13:00:00+00:00
   GROVE AVE
   A 41-year-old SUV driver on Grove Ave looked away and hit a westbound motorcyclist. Both drivers were hurt, one with a head injury, in yet another Sunday crash born of distraction.
   According to the police report, a 41-year-old woman driving an SUV east on Grove Avenue at Maple Avenue hit a 20-year-old man riding a motorcycle westbound. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction. The motorcyclist sustained a head contusion. The SUV driver reported shoulder and upper-arm pain and nausea. Both were listed as conscious after the crash.
5. Distracted driver’s left turn injures woman 2026-01-08T04:55:00+00:00
   STATEN ISLAND EXPY
   A 28-year-old driver turned left off the Staten Island Expressway and hit an oncoming car on Victory Blvd, injuring a 25-year-old woman. His distraction put her in the hospital before dawn.
   According to the police report, a 28-year-old man driving west and making a left turn from the Staten Island Expressway near Victory Boulevard hit a westbound sedan driven by a 25-year-old woman. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction. The woman sustained a head contusion and shock. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.