Jamaica
Crash Narratives
Jamaica racks up 9 crashes in 7 days
From March 31 to April 7, Jamaica saw 9 crashes and 10 injuries.
From March 31 to April 7, Jamaica had 9 crashes. Ten people were injured in that span. One suffered a serious injury. Four more had moderate injuries.
On April 7, a driver followed too closely on Jamaica Avenue. A 31 year old rear seat passenger suffered a head injury. This area has triggered 8 times in 90 days and 365 days. City leaders should back a 20 MPH speed limit law and redesign Jamaica Avenue now.
- 9 crashes in last 7 days
- 1 serious injury
- A driver followed too closely on Jamaica Avenue and hit another car. A 31-year-old rear-seat passenger suffered a head injury.
- On Jamaica Avenue, an unlicensed driver made an improper pass or lane move and hit a 26-year-old cyclist. The rider was ejected, left with back injury and pain.
- A 73-year-old driver in an SUV hit a 28-year-old pedestrian as she crossed 178th Street. She was injured, with an abrasion to her arm and hand.
Driver tailed too close, hurt passenger
A driver followed too closely on Jamaica Avenue and hit another car. A 31-year-old rear-seat passenger suffered a head injury.
Jamaica: Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for Jamaica 218 crashes • 1 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows DOT's KABCO definitions mapped from the NYPD Person table (injury status, injury type, and injury location).
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: people with any reported injury (KABCO A/B/C or generic "injured").
- Moderate / Serious: suspected minor + suspected serious injuries (KABCO B + A).
- Deaths: killed or apparent death reported by police (KABCO K).
Change badges (arrows and percentages) compare the selected window with the same period last year whenever we have enough history. The “From 2022” view shows totals across the full span since 2022. When a comparison window isn’t available the badge shows an em dash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
CloseCaught Speeding Recently in Jamaica KXM8750 — 120 times
- 2023 Black Mitsubishi Suburban (KXM8750) – 120 tickets citywide • 2 in last 90d here
- 2018 Nissan Spor (T61VCF) – 66 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
- 2023 Gray Toyota Suburban (LFB3566) – 62 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
- 2022 White Me/Be Sedan (MAW2167) – 57 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
- 2020 Gray Me/Be Suburban (LEOMESSI) – 51 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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