Recent severe crashes

1. Driver fails to yield, kills woman in LIC 2025-08-31T12:49:00+00:00
   30 ST
   A driver in a Ford SUV turned right from 30th St onto 39th Ave and hit a 38-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She died there in the Sunday afternoon sun. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A male driver in a 2020 Ford SUV turned right from southbound 30th Street onto 39th Avenue in Queens and hit a 38-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk. She was killed. According to the police report, police recorded failure to yield the right of way. The pedestrian injury was listed as to her entire body.
2. 84-year-old driver kills two pedestrians in Astoria 2025-08-12T08:36:00+00:00
   42 ST
   A northbound driver hit two men on 42nd St near 19th Ave Tuesday morning. Both pedestrians died. The 84-year-old sedan driver also died after the crash, which damaged parked cars and a left‑turning SUV.
   Two male pedestrians were killed when a northbound sedan driver hit them on 42nd Street near 19th Avenue in Queens on a Tuesday morning. According to the police report, both pedestrians suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies and died at the scene. The 84-year-old man driving the sedan also died of internal injuries. A southbound SUV driver making a left turn and parked vehicles sustained damage in secondary impacts. Records note the sedan traveling straight and the SUV turning left.
3. SUV Driver Runs Light, Kills Moped Rider 2025-07-07T02:48:00+00:00
   37 ST
   A licensed SUV driver blew a traffic signal at 37 St and 23 Ave and hit a 39-year-old man on a moped overnight in Queens. The rider was ejected and died from head injuries in the street.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2019 SUV going north on 37 St hit a 39-year-old man riding a moped east on 23 Ave overnight in Queens. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as contributing factors. The moped rider was ejected and sustained fatal head injuries. The SUV driver was licensed; the moped rider was listed as unlicensed.
4. Unlicensed Rider Killed Passing Taxi on Parkway 2025-02-01T08:50:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   An unlicensed 38-year-old rider tried to pass a westbound taxi on Grand Central Parkway and hit its front corner. He flew off the motorcycle onto the roadway and died there. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a 38-year-old man riding an unlicensed motorcycle westbound on Grand Central Parkway tried to pass a taxi traveling in the same direction. The rider hit the taxi’s right front quarter panel and was ejected onto the roadway. He suffered fatal injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. Police recorded driver inexperience and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The taxi driver was licensed and remained at the location.
5. Bus driver hits woman crossing Ditmars 2025-01-02T08:05:00+00:00
   DITMARS BLVD
   A bus driver hit a 53-year-old woman crossing Ditmars Boulevard at 31st Street on a Thursday morning. She died in the intersection while the oversized bus kept rolling through the workday rush.
   According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a 2009 bus was traveling east on Ditmars Boulevard near 31st Street on a Thursday morning when he hit a 53-year-old woman in the intersection. The report states she was crossing against the signal. She suffered fatal injuries to her entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash involved an oversized vehicle in a busy Queens corridor.