Recent severe crashes

1. SUV driver hit 8-year-old in Queens 2026-03-02T09:07:00+00:00
   23-11 CORNAGA AVE
   A driver failed to yield and hit an 8-year-old boy at 23-11 Cornaga Avenue. The child was hurt in the leg and foot.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2011 Cadillac SUV was going straight ahead when the driver hit an 8-year-old pedestrian at the intersection near 23-11 Cornaga Avenue in Queens on March 2, 2026 at 9:07 a.m. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The child suffered a contusion (bruise) to the knee/lower leg/foot.
2. Driver making left turn hits sedan 2026-02-25T15:01:00+00:00
   SEAGIRT BLVD
   A driver turning left on Seagirt Boulevard hit another driver going straight. One 27-year-old driver reported head injury and whiplash.
   According to the police report, a driver making a left turn on Seagirt Boulevard at Beach 9th Street hit a sedan that was going straight around 3:01 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2026. Police recorded a 27-year-old driver as injured, with a head injury and a whiplash complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Driver turning left hit 79-year-old 2026-02-16T21:35:00+00:00
   728 EMPIRE AVE
   A driver making a left turn hit a 79-year-old woman near Empire Ave at night. Police recorded “reaction to an uninvolved vehicle.”
   According to the police report, at 9:35 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2026, a 24-year-old driver making a left turn near Empire Ave in Queens hit a 79-year-old woman. Police recorded “reaction to an uninvolved vehicle” as a contributing factor. The pedestrian had a head bruise (contusion) and was conscious.
4. Driver failed to yield, hit two teens 2026-02-10T07:35:00+00:00
   DICKENS ST
   A driver in a sedan failed to yield at Dickens St and Cornaga Ave and hit two girls, 13 and 14, in a marked crosswalk. Both were injured.
   According to the police report, a 40-year-old driver in a sedan was going straight on Dickens St at Cornaga Ave in Queens when police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and the driver hit two pedestrians in a marked crosswalk without a signal. The pedestrians, girls ages 13 and 14, were conscious and reported abrasions to the knee/lower leg/foot and to the elbow/lower arm/hand. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver’s bad brakes spark Queens crash 2026-02-09T07:59:00+00:00
   BEACH 38 ST
   A driver with defective brakes crashed into another sedan on Beach 38 St near Rockaway Fwy. A 57-year-old woman driving was hurt, with head injury and whiplash.
   According to the police report, a driver with defective brakes crashed into another sedan on Beach 38 St at Rockaway Fwy in Queens around 7:59 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2026. Police recorded “Brakes Defective” as the contributing factor. A 57-year-old woman driving was injured, with head injury and whiplash, and was listed in shock. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.