Recent severe crashes

1. 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.
2. Driver Backs Into 77-Year-Old Woman 2026-01-06T13:15:00+00:00
   1709 62 ST
   A 38-year-old driver backed unsafely on 62nd Street and hit a 77-year-old woman crossing, injuring her eye and leaving her in pain. Police also recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a 38-year-old licensed driver in a sedan backed unsafely near 1709 62nd Street in Brooklyn around 1:15 p.m. and hit a 77-year-old woman who was crossing. The pedestrian reported eye injury and pain or nausea. Police recorded backing unsafely and driver inattention or distraction by the 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. SUV driver hits ejected 40-year-old 2026-02-21T13:50:00+00:00
   2072 63 ST
   A driver in a 2019 Toyota SUV collided with another motorized rider on 63rd Street. The 40-year-old was ejected and injured.
   According to the police report, a 74-year-old man driving a 2019 Toyota SUV going straight west collided with another motorized rider, also traveling west, near 2072 63rd Street in Brooklyn on Feb. 21 at about 1:50 p.m. The other rider, a 40-year-old man, was ejected and suffered a back contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver tailgates, hits SUV on 65th 2026-02-20T15:41:00+00:00
   65 ST
   A driver followed too closely on 65th Street at 21st Avenue and hit another SUV. One 63-year-old driver reported whiplash and a neck injury.
   According to the police report, two SUV drivers were traveling east on 65th Street at 21st Avenue when one driver, recorded for following too closely and driver inattention/distraction, hit the other vehicle. A 63-year-old man listed as a driver was injured, with whiplash and a neck injury noted.