Recent severe crashes

1. Inexperienced driver crashes at Main, 73 2026-01-19T16:58:00+00:00
   MAIN ST
   Police recorded driver inexperience after a driver crashed at Main St and 73 Ave in Queens. A 66-year-old driver was injured with an internal chest injury.
   According to the police report, a driver in a station wagon/SUV was making a left turn at Main St and 73 Ave in Queens when a driver in a pick-up truck going straight collided with them. Police recorded driver inexperience as a contributing factor. A 66-year-old driver reported an internal chest injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. U-turn driver crushed man’s head in Queens 2026-01-05T08:40:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   A U-turning driver on Union Turnpike hit another sedan at 147th Street, leaving a 41-year-old man with crush injuries to his head. Morning commute, snow in the air, and the car took it out on him instead.
   According to the police report, a driver making a U-turn on 147th Street hit a westbound driver on Union Turnpike around 8:40 a.m. in Queens. The 41-year-old man driving the westbound sedan sustained head crush injuries and was recorded as conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries. The crash occurred on a cold, snowy morning.
3. Driver backed up, hit Queens pedestrian 2026-02-25T20:20:00+00:00
   79-22 147 ST
   A driver backing up hit a 33-year-old woman near 79-22 147th Street. Police recorded backing unsafely; she suffered a bruised knee and lower leg.
   According to the police report, a driver backing an SUV hit a 33-year-old woman near 79-22 147th Street in Queens on Feb. 25 at 8:20 p.m. Police recorded backing unsafely. The pedestrian had a contusion to her knee/lower leg/foot and was listed as conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver with bad brakes hits bus 2026-01-30T13:20:00+00:00
   147-48 70 RD
   Police recorded defective brakes. A driver crashed into a parked bus near 147-48 70 Rd, and a 72-year-old driver suffered an abrasion.
   According to the police report, around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2026, a driver hit a parked bus near 147-48 70 Rd in Queens. Police recorded defective brakes as a contributing factor. The report lists a 72-year-old woman driving as injured, conscious, and ejected, with an abrasion to her elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.