Recent severe crashes

1. Speeding driver hits woman stepping out 2026-05-06T07:40:00+00:00
   155 ST
   A driver going too fast hit a 45-year-old woman on 155th Street at 109th Avenue. Police recorded unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a driver going straight hit a 45-year-old woman at 155th Street and 109th Avenue in Queens around 7:40 a.m. on May 6, 2026. Police recorded unsafe speed. The woman was conscious and reported internal injuries to the abdomen and pelvis.
2. Distracted driver turns left, hits cyclist 2026-05-12T02:05:00+00:00
   TUSKEGEE AIRMEN WAY
   A driver making a left turn hit a 44-year-old cyclist on Tuskegee Airmen Way. Police recorded driver inattention as the factor.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2015 Nissan Altima was making a left turn on Tuskegee Airmen Way around 2:05 a.m. on May 12, 2026, and hit a bicyclist going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The 44-year-old cyclist reported a shoulder and upper-arm contusion. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Midnight drivers collide, five reported hurt 2026-04-28T00:15:00+00:00
   173-69 106 AVE
   Just after midnight in Queens, two drivers going straight hit each other near 173-69 106th Avenue. Police reports list head injuries and pain or nausea for multiple occupants, and one driver with minor bleeding to the face.
   According to the police report, the crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. near 173-69 106th Avenue in Queens when two sedan drivers traveling west and east, both going straight, collided. Police recorded injuries including head injury with complaints of pain or nausea for a driver and passengers, and minor bleeding with a face injury for another driver. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver turning left hits 17-year-old 2026-04-26T18:15:00+00:00
   LINDEN BLVD
   A driver making a left turn hit a 17-year-old rider at Linden Blvd and Merrick Blvd. The teen reported whiplash and a knee-lower leg-foot injury.
   According to the police report, a 2015 BMW sedan driver was making a left turn at Linden Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard in Queens around 6:15 p.m. on April 26, 2026, and hit a 17-year-old rider of another motorized vehicle traveling south. Police recorded whiplash and a knee-lower leg-foot injury for the teen. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver failed to yield, hurt child 2026-04-23T16:03:00+00:00
   PINEGROVE ST
   A driver blew the right-of-way on Pinegrove Street and hit another car. A 3-year-old boy suffered a head injury, and multiple others reported pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, a driver going straight on Pinegrove Street at 107th Avenue failed to yield the right-of-way and was recorded for unsafe speed, colliding with another driver traveling straight. Police recorded head injuries to a 3-year-old passenger and a 25-year-old passenger, plus chest, knee/lower-leg, abdomen/pelvis injuries and minor burns among other occupants; several reported pain or nausea.