Recent severe crashes

1. Truck driver pulls out, kills Queens pedestrian 2025-10-16T08:59:00+00:00
   BORDEN AVE
   A truck driver started from parking on Borden Avenue at Maurice Avenue and hit a 48-year-old man in the roadway. The man suffered crush injuries and died on a weekday morning freight route.
   On Borden Avenue at Maurice Avenue in Queens, a driver in a diesel tractor-trailer started from a parking position around 8:59 a.m. and hit a 48-year-old man in the roadway. The man sustained crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the crash happened in daylight on an arterial truck route in the 104th Precinct.
2. 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.
3. Bus driver hits 70-year-old man on Hoffman 2025-06-13T13:59:00+00:00
   HOFFMAN DR
   A bus driver going straight on Hoffman Drive hit a 70-year-old man in the roadway. The man died from head and crush injuries while the 2020 bus showed no damage at all.
   According to the police report, a male bus driver traveling east on Hoffman Drive hit a 70-year-old man who was in the roadway outside the intersection. The pedestrian sustained fatal head and crush injuries. The 2020 New Flyer bus showed no recorded damage, and the licensed driver was listed as uninjured. The crash occurred on a Friday afternoon in daylight with rain noted in weather records.
4. Driver Fails To Yield, Kills Queens Rider 2025-04-05T09:22:00+00:00
   WOODHAVEN BLVD
   On Woodhaven at 60th Drive, a driver failed to yield and three southbound vehicles collided. A 55-year-old man riding a motorcycle was ejected and killed. Other drivers and passengers were hurt in the morning crash.
   On a Saturday morning, drivers in a sedan, an SUV, and a motorcycle collided while heading south on Woodhaven Boulevard at 60th Drive. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way as a contributing factor. The 55-year-old man riding the motorcycle was ejected and died of crush injuries. Another driver, age 42, and additional occupants in the other vehicles were injured.
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.