Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcyclist Blows Light, Kills 23‑Year‑Old 2025-04-25T02:20:00+00:00
   83-35 WOODHAVEN BLVD
   A motorcyclist ran a light on Woodhaven Boulevard overnight and hit a 23-year-old woman in the intersection. She died there in the dark while the driver kept going straight through her path.
   A 23-year-old woman was killed at Woodhaven Boulevard near 83rd Street when a northbound motorcyclist hit her in the intersection. According to the police report, police recorded traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed. The pedestrian was crossing against the signal at the time and died from severe injuries to her entire body.
2. Overnight driver slams SUV on Jackie Robinson 2025-08-09T00:00:00+00:00
   JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
   Just after midnight on Jackie Robinson Parkway, a 32-year-old sedan driver hit the back of an SUV. She reported crush injuries to her whole body after reacting to another vehicle, according to police.
   According to the police report, just after midnight on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens, a 32-year-old woman driving a 2025 Honda sedan hit the rear of a 2010 Toyota SUV while both traveled east. She suffered injuries to her entire body and reported crush injuries. Three people occupied the SUV. Police recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle as the contributing factor.
3. Pickup driver slams sedan on Jackie Robinson 2025-12-11T11:15:00+00:00
   JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
   Two westbound drivers collided on Jackie Robinson Parkway late Thursday morning, leaving a 44-year-old man with neck whiplash while both vehicles took front-and-back damage in Queens traffic.
   According to the police report, a 44-year-old driver in a pickup and a driver in a sedan were both traveling west on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens late Thursday morning when they collided. The pickup’s driver reported neck whiplash. Police listed “other vehicular” as a contributing factor for both drivers.
4. Driver reacts, slams passenger on Jackie Robinson 2025-10-01T20:30:00+00:00
   JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
   On Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens, a 25-year-old driver went straight and crashed at night. His 25-year-old front-seat passenger took a bruising leg injury after, police say, he reacted to another vehicle that never even touched them.
   A 25-year-old man driving a 2019 Toyota sedan west on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens around 8:30 p.m. crashed while going straight. His 25-year-old front-seat passenger suffered a contusion to the lower leg. According to the police report, officers recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle as a contributing factor. The crash happened after dark on an arterial roadway with a posted speed above 25 miles per hour.
5. Jackie Robinson chain crash injures toddler 2025-09-14T16:22:00+00:00
   JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
   Four westbound drivers crashed on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens, and a 2-year-old girl in the back seat took the hit. She left with a bruised neck while every driver just kept going straight.
   According to the police report, four licensed drivers in three SUVs and a sedan, all traveling west and going straight on Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens on a Sunday afternoon, crashed in a chain collision. A 2-year-old girl riding in the left rear seat of one SUV sustained a neck contusion. She was the only recorded injury in the multi-vehicle crash.