Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver fails to yield, hits e-bike rider 2026-04-25T12:30:00+00:00
   KINGSTON AVE
   A driver in an SUV failed to yield on Kingston Avenue and hit a 37-year-old e-bike rider. Police recorded a knee-and-lower-leg injury and minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a driver in a station wagon/SUV and a 37-year-old e-bike rider were both traveling south on Kingston Avenue when the crash occurred. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The e-bike rider was injured, with knee/lower-leg/foot injury and minor bleeding; he was listed as conscious and ejected. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. SUV driver hit 11-year-old in crosswalk 2026-04-24T15:00:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A driver in an SUV hit an 11-year-old boy crossing Park Avenue at Walworth Street. The child was injured, with a knee/lower-leg bruise.
   According to the police report, a 51-year-old man driving an SUV was going straight on Park Avenue near Walworth Street in Brooklyn on April 24 at about 3 p.m. Police recorded pedestrian error/confusion as a contributing factor. An 11-year-old boy crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal was injured, with a contusion to his knee/lower leg/foot.
3. Driver blew traffic control, hit motorcyclist 2026-04-23T08:35:00+00:00
   PARK AVE
   A driver making a U-turn on Park Avenue hit a motorcyclist near Nostrand Avenue. Police recorded traffic control disregarded; the rider left with a shoulder and upper-arm abrasion.
   According to the police report, a 31-year-old driver in a 2022 Honda SUV was making a U-turn on Park Avenue near Nostrand Avenue when the crash occurred with a 2012 motorcycle traveling straight ahead. Police recorded traffic control disregarded. The motorcyclist, 30, was injured, with an abrasion to the shoulder and upper arm. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Distracted driver hits 26-year-old on Classon 2026-04-20T09:00:00+00:00
   CLASSON AVE
   Monday morning on Classon Avenue at Gates Avenue, a driver hit and injured a 26-year-old. Police recorded driver inattention and “other vehicular” as contributing factors.
   According to the police report, a 26-year-old man was injured around 9 a.m. Monday at Classon Avenue and Gates Avenue in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and “other vehicular” as contributing factors. The report lists a driver going straight ahead and another vehicle making a left turn; the injured person was listed as the driver of an “other motorized” vehicle.
5. Driver turns left, hits cyclist 2026-04-19T12:30:00+00:00
   BEDFORD AVE
   A driver turned left on Bedford Avenue and hit a 37-year-old cyclist. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield.
   According to the police report, a driver making a left turn on Bedford Avenue hit a 37-year-old bicyclist who was going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield right-of-way. The cyclist suffered an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm/hand and was ejected.