Recent severe crashes

1. Drivers Collide, Man Dies on Crown Heights Sidewalk 2026-07-18T19:00:00+00:00
   Brooklyn
   A 67-year-old pedestrian died after drivers in a Toyota Highlander and Hyundai Palisade collided at St. Marks and Franklin avenues in Crown Heights.
   Police told the Daily News the crash began about 3 p.m. Saturday when a 48-year-old man driving a 2025 Toyota Highlander east on St. Marks Avenue collided with a Hyundai Palisade going north on Franklin Avenue. The impact sent the Hyundai over the curb, where a 67-year-old man on the sidewalk was hit; medics took him to Kings County Hospital, where he died. Hoodline, citing PIX11, described a different direction of travel, reporting that both drivers were heading south on Franklin Avenue. News 12 reported that video showed the crash and that sources said the Hyundai driver ran a red light. Reports said both drivers stayed at the scene and no immediate charges or arrests had been announced.
2. Driver blows signal, concusses another driver 2026-05-31T06:50:00+00:00
   ST JOHNS PL
   On Johns Place at Troy Avenue, a driver disregarded traffic control and hit another sedan. A 23-year-old driver suffered a concussion and neck injury.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan disregarded traffic control and was traveling at an unsafe speed before hitting another driver on Johns Place at Troy Avenue in Brooklyn around 6:50 a.m. on May 31, 2026. The injured driver, a 23-year-old man, had a concussion and neck injury recorded. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Distracted driver hits 71-year-old in crosswalk 2026-04-16T16:04:00+00:00
   BERGEN ST
   A 74-year-old driver making a left turn hit a 71-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Bergen Street and Albany Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention; the woman suffered a head injury with severe bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 74-year-old driver making a left turn in an SUV hit a 71-year-old pedestrian at the intersection of Bergen Street and Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The pedestrian was conscious and reported severe bleeding with a head injury.
4. Distracted driver hits driver on Eastern Parkway 2026-04-08T00:00:00+00:00
   EASTERN PKWY
   Two drivers on Eastern Parkway at Rochester Avenue both got tagged for inattention after one hit the other overnight. A 58-year-old driver was injured with crush injuries to a knee/lower leg/foot.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers going straight on Eastern Parkway at Rochester Avenue crashed overnight in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction for both drivers. A 58-year-old male driver was listed as injured, with crush injuries to the knee/lower leg/foot, and was conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Unlicensed driver ejected in speeding crash 2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00
   ALBANY AVE
   Police recorded unsafe speed. An unlicensed driver was ejected and badly hurt after a crash near Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway.
   According to the police report, police recorded unsafe speed in a crash at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn just after midnight. A driver in a station wagon/SUV was making a right turn when the vehicles crashed with another road user listed as “Standing S.” The second operator, recorded as unlicensed, was ejected and injured, with facial injury and severe bleeding.