Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Driver’s Botched U-Turn Kills Motorcyclist on Bay St 2025-07-05T15:11:00+00:00
   BAY ST
   A driver tried a U-turn on Bay Street and hit a 34-year-old motorcyclist. Police recorded an improper turn and unsafe speed. The rider was ejected and died on the road.
   A 34-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed when a driver in an SUV making a U-turn hit him on Bay Street at Norwood Avenue in Staten Island. According to the police report, the motorcyclist was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. Police recorded turning improperly and unsafe speed as contributing factors in the Saturday afternoon crash.
2. Left-Turning Driver Hits Motorcyclist on Bay St 2025-06-11T09:41:00+00:00
   BAY ST
   A young driver turned left off Bay Street and hit a southbound motorcyclist on Wave. The rider’s leg was torn up, police citing following too closely while he rode straight through the morning.
   A 24-year-old driver turning left from Bay Street onto Wave Street hit a southbound motorcycle on June 11 around 9:41 a.m. The 24-year-old motorcycle rider suffered severe lacerations and lower-leg injuries. According to the police report, officers recorded “Following Too Closely” as a contributing factor. The car’s driver held only a learner’s permit at the time of the crash.
3. Driver hits woman crossing with the light 2025-10-21T08:15:00+00:00
   56 VICTORY BLVD
   A 63-year-old driver hit a 31-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal at Victory Blvd on Staten Island. Morning commute, arterial street, and she walks away with a bruised leg as the car shows no damage.
   According to the police report, a 63-year-old man driving a sedan hit a 31-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal at an intersection at 56 Victory Blvd on Staten Island around 8:15 a.m. The pedestrian sustained a contusion to her lower leg and remained conscious. The roadway is classified as an arterial street. Police did not record a specific contributing factor or violation for the driver.
4. Distracted Staten Island drivers slam together 2025-09-29T21:30:00+00:00
   BAY ST
   Two sedan drivers hit each other at Bay Street and Victory Boulevard on Staten Island at night. Police recorded driver inattention. A 31-year-old man driving with a permit suffered neck injuries and abrasions.
   Two sedan drivers crashed at Bay Street and Victory Boulevard on Staten Island on a Monday night. According to the police report, officers recorded driver inattention or distraction for both drivers. A 31-year-old male driver, operating with a learner’s permit, sustained neck injury, abrasions, and shock. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Left-turn BMW driver hits man walking 2025-09-12T07:40:00+00:00
   TARGEE ST
   A BMW driver turned left from Targee onto Van Duzer and hit a 33-year-old man walking in the marked crosswalk. He went down with hip and leg injuries and internal pain. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   On Targee Street at Van Duzer Street on Staten Island, a driver in a 2020 BMW sedan turned left and hit a 33-year-old man crossing in a marked crosswalk. According to the police report, the pedestrian had hip and upper leg injuries and an internal complaint. Police recorded failure to yield the right of way by the driver.