Assembly District 40: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Strikes Elderly Woman on Northern Blvd 2025-03-14T21:38:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A 78-year-old woman crossed Northern Blvd. An SUV hit her head-on. She died beneath the headlights, the street silent and cold. The crash left her broken body sprawled on the blacktop, another life ended by steel and speed.
   According to the police report, a 78-year-old woman was crossing Northern Blvd near Parsons Blvd in Queens when a westbound SUV struck her head-on. The report states she was not at an intersection and was crossing without a signal or crosswalk. The impact killed her instantly, leaving her body in the roadway. The vehicle involved was a station wagon or SUV traveling straight ahead, with the point of impact at the center front end. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified,' offering no further detail on driver behavior or conditions. The narrative underscores the stark aftermath: 'her body still beneath the glare of headlights, as silence settled over the blacktop.' No evidence from the report suggests any action by the victim contributed to the crash; the focus remains on the lethal force of the vehicle and the vulnerability of the pedestrian.
2. Speeding westbound crash crushes women 2025-12-01T17:00:00+00:00
   45 AVE
   On 45th Avenue in Queens, a speeding merge met a turning SUV. Steel locked. The driver and her passenger took the force. Two women left with crush wounds to their bodies.
   Two Hondas collided at 45th Avenue and 162nd Street in Queens. A driver in a 2017 Honda SUV headed west and made a left turn. A driver in a 2015 Honda sedan headed west and merged. The sedan’s left front quarter panel hit the SUV’s right front bumper. The 57-year-old woman driving the SUV and her 45-year-old front passenger suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies and were recorded as injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded unsafe speed by at least one driver before the crash. Other listed individual factors for people in the crash were “Unspecified.”
3. Driver crushes Queens woman at light 2025-11-17T16:00:00+00:00
   PARSONS BLVD
   A driver hit a 44-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens. Her arm was crushed. She lay conscious on the cold street as police logged the impact and moved on.
   A driver injured a 44-year-old woman at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens. She was walking at the intersection, crossing with the signal, when the driver hit her and caused crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm. She was reported conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the pedestrian was at an intersection when a driver injured her. Police recorded no driver errors and listed no contributing factors such as Failure to Yield, Inattentive Driving, or Unsafe Speed. Officers logged the crash in the 109th Precinct and left no narrative explaining how a walk with the signal ended with a crushed arm.
4. Left-turning driver injures man at 162 St 2025-09-24T21:46:00+00:00
   162 ST
   A sedan driver turned left at 162 St and 43 Ave and hit a 30-year-old man crossing with the signal. Head crush injuries. He was conscious. Impact at the car's left front bumper.
   A driver in a 2017 sedan, traveling west and making a left turn, hit a 30-year-old man at 162 St and 43 Ave in Queens. The man suffered head crush injuries and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and the point of impact was the left front bumper. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as 'Unspecified' for the driver and pedestrian. The driver was licensed in New York, and officers noted no vehicle damage. This was an intersection crash involving a pedestrian and a turning driver.
5. Pickup Driver Turning Right Hits 81-Year-Old in Queens 2025-09-04T07:51:00+00:00
   LINDEN PL
   At Linden Pl and 31 Rd, a pickup driver turned right and hit an 81-year-old man in the intersection. He bled from the head. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and distraction.
   An 81-year-old pedestrian was hit by the driver of a pickup truck during a right turn at Linden Pl and 31 Rd in Queens at 7:51 a.m. He suffered a head injury with severe bleeding and was conscious. According to the police report, the vehicle was a “Pick-up Truck,” the pre-crash action was “Making Right Turn,” and the point of impact was the “Right Front Bumper.” Police recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” by the driver and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” The location is listed as the intersection. The report notes no damage to the truck.