Recent severe crashes

1. Driver in pickup killed e-bike rider in Cypress Hills hit-and-run 2026-08-18T09:50:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A driver in a white pickup hit 29-year-old Paulina Tec Choc from behind at Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street and fled; she died at Brookdale.
   Police accounts cited by news outlets describe a fatal early-morning hit-and-run in Cypress Hills. Paulina Tec Choc, 29, was at Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street on Aug. 18 when a driver in a white pickup hit her from behind and fled north on Cypress Hills Street. Streetsblog and the Post, citing police, said she had been stopped at the intersection on an e-bike; the Daily News said she was riding west on Jamaica Avenue, and News12 described her as riding a two-wheeled vehicle on Cypress Hills Street. Medics took her to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where she died. Streetsblog reported she was a daily e-bike commuter on her way to work, and the Daily News said police reported she was wearing a helmet.
2. Driver Fatally Runs Over Man at Brooklyn Carting Garage 2026-07-08T08:55:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A 58-year-old driver backing a garbage truck into an East New York carting garage ran over Franklin Torres, 54, who died later at Brookdale.
   Police told the Daily News that Franklin Torres was inside a private carting facility on Stanley Avenue near Berriman Street in East New York at about 4:55 a.m. Wednesday when a 58-year-old driver backed a 2024 Freightliner garbage truck into the building and ran him over. Medics took Torres to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died later that day. Police said the driver remained at the scene, the investigation was continuing, and no arrests had been made as of Sunday. Interstate Waste Services said it was cooperating with investigators and offered condolences to Torres's family, friends, and loved ones.
3. Driver Hit Rider; Midnight Turned Fatal 2026-06-07T00:07:00+00:00
   LINDEN BLVD
   Just after midnight at Linden Boulevard and Crescent Street, a driver and a motorcycle rider collided. The 32-year-old rider was ejected and killed.
   According to the police report, a 32-year-old man riding a motorcycle and a 39-year-old driver in a 2017 Nissan Rogue were both going straight ahead near Linden Boulevard and Crescent Street in Brooklyn at 12:07 a.m. on June 7, 2026. The motorcycle rider was ejected and killed; police recorded a head injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Scooter rider dies after Cypress Hills barrier crash 2026-05-03T21:23:00+00:00
   CYPRESS HILLS ST
   Juan Quishpe, 42, died after a Sunday-night stand-up electric scooter crash on Cypress Hills Street; authorities said he collided with a concrete barrier.
   Official crash records say a 42-year-old male scooter rider was killed on Cypress Hills Street on May 3, 2026, with driver inattention or distraction listed as a contributing factor. Authorities told News 12 that police identified the rider as Juan Quishpe and said he collided with a concrete barrier near Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street, was thrown to the pavement, and died at Brookdale after EMS took him there with severe head trauma. Official crash records list the crash around 9:30 p.m.; authorities placed it just before 11:30 p.m.
5. Fatal crash: Rockaway Parkway and Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 2026-03-06T16:00:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   Press reports indicate a fatal traffic crash at Rockaway Parkway and Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY on 2026-03-06.
   This event is awaiting a matching NYC Open Data collision record. CrashCount will merge it with the police record if one appears.