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. 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.
3. Driver fails to yield, hits man 2026-02-02T08:38:00+00:00
   BENSON AVE
   A driver blew the right-of-way at Benson Ave and Bay 37 St and hit a 27-year-old man in a marked crosswalk. Police recorded failure to yield and traffic control disregarded.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan going straight on Benson Ave at Bay 37 St hit a 27-year-old pedestrian who was crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and traffic control disregarded. The pedestrian was conscious and reported a back contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Sedan driver hits 76-year-old crossing 2026-01-28T16:07:00+00:00
   2269 65 ST
   A driver going straight hit a 76-year-old man crossing near 2269 65 St in Brooklyn. Police recorded minor bleeding to his face.
   According to the police report, a 34-year-old sedan driver was going straight ahead near 2269 65 St in Brooklyn around 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2026, when the driver hit a 76-year-old pedestrian who was crossing away from an intersection without a signal or crosswalk. Police recorded facial injury and minor bleeding.
5. 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.