Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted moped rider slams teen passenger 2026-01-14T09:48:00+00:00
   86 ST
   A distracted moped rider going east on 86th Street hit parked and moving SUVs, ejecting a 15-year-old passenger and leaving him with crush injuries. Morning in Bensonhurst, and a kid paid for an adult’s inattention.
   According to the police report, a moped rider heading east on 86th Street near 24th Avenue hit a parked SUV and then an SUV driven northbound. Police recorded driver inattention and disregard of traffic control by the moped rider. A 15-year-old male passenger on the moped was ejected and suffered crush injuries to his entire body. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Distracted e-bike rider hit by driver 2026-01-13T00:00:00+00:00
   73 ST
   A 31-year-old e-bike rider ended up hurt on 73rd Street after a driver going straight hit him. Police logged driver inexperience and distraction on both sides in this midnight crash.
   According to the police report, a 31-year-old e-bike rider traveling south on 73rd Street and a 61-year-old driver traveling west on 20th Avenue collided just after midnight in Brooklyn. The rider sustained a leg injury and reported internal pain. Police recorded driver inexperience and driver inattention or distraction for both the rider and the motor-vehicle driver.
3. Backing Driver Crushes Motorcyclist’s Leg 2026-01-01T15:05:00+00:00
   2167 77 ST
   A 54-year-old driver backed a sedan into a 31-year-old motorcyclist on 77th Street, leaving him with crush injuries to his lower leg. Police recorded backing unsafely as the cause.
   According to the police report, a 54-year-old woman backing a sedan on 77th Street hit a 31-year-old man riding a motorcycle straight ahead. The motorcyclist sustained crush injuries to his lower leg and was recorded as injured. Police recorded backing unsafely by the driver as a contributing factor.
4. Inexperienced driver wrecks SUV turn 2026-01-24T03:55:00+00:00
   STILLWELL AVE
   A driver trying to make a left turn near Stillwell Ave and 86 St left himself bleeding from the face and injured his front-seat passenger. Police recorded driver inexperience and an outside-car distraction.
   According to the police report, at about 3:55 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2026, a 32-year-old driver making a left turn near Stillwell Ave and 86 St in Brooklyn injured himself and his 29-year-old front-seat passenger. Police recorded driver inexperience and an outside-car distraction. The driver had facial bleeding; the passenger had an abdomen-pelvis contusion.
5. Driver turning left hits woman 2026-01-21T19:44:00+00:00
   3924 FORT HAMILTON PKWY
   A driver making a left turn hit a 42-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Fort Hamilton Pkwy. She was injured in her knee, lower leg, and foot.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan was making a left turn at 3924 Fort Hamilton Pkwy in Brooklyn around 7:44 p.m. and hit a 42-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal at an intersection. Police recorded injuries to her knee, lower leg, and foot, and noted her emotional status as shock. The crash happened after dark.