Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Sedan Slams Stopped SUV, Rear Passenger Killed 2025-02-28T23:04:00+00:00
   FLATBUSH AVE
   A sedan struck a stopped SUV on Flatbush Avenue. A woman in the rear seat died, her chest crushed. Two vehicles, one still, one moving. The night’s silence broken by impact. No forgiveness, only loss.
   According to the police report, a sedan traveling south on Flatbush Avenue collided with the center rear of a stationary SUV near State Street in Brooklyn at 23:04. The SUV was stopped in traffic when the sedan, described as 'going straight ahead,' struck it. A 45-year-old woman, seated unbelted in the right rear passenger seat of the SUV, was killed. The report states her chest was crushed in the impact. The narrative reads: 'A woman, 45, unbelted in the rear seat, died when a sedan struck their stopped SUV. Her chest crushed. Two cars, one still, one moving.' No contributing factors are specified in the police data, but the sequence of events centers on the moving sedan striking a stopped vehicle. The report does not cite any passenger behavior as a contributing factor, listing only 'Unspecified' for contributing factors.
2. Sedan Driver Fails to Yield, Hits Woman 2025-07-14T21:17:00+00:00
   501 ATLANTIC AVE
   The driver of a sedan hit a 67-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. She suffered severe head lacerations and was conscious. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention.
   A 67-year-old woman was struck by a sedan while crossing Atlantic Avenue in a marked crosswalk in Brooklyn. She suffered severe lacerations to her head and was conscious at the scene. "According to the police report …" the driver was licensed, traveling west and going straight ahead when the vehicle hit the pedestrian. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and driver inattention/distraction as contributing factors. The vehicle struck the pedestrian with a center-front impact. No other injuries were reported.
3. Car Turns Left, Crushes Child’s Knee 2025-04-03T16:58:00+00:00
   COURT ST
   A car turned left on Court Street. A four-year-old crossed with the signal. The bumper struck his leg. His knee crushed. The driver failed to yield. Steel met flesh. A child lay broken.
   A four-year-old boy was struck and injured while crossing Court Street at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the child crossed with the signal when a car turned left and hit him, crushing his knee. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Passenger Distraction' as contributing factors. The boy remained conscious after the crash. The driver’s failure to yield is called out in the official account. No other injuries were reported.
4. Driver backing into woman on Fulton 2025-12-01T16:23:00+00:00
   FULTON ST
   A driver backing on Fulton hit a woman crossing with the signal. Steel rolled in reverse. Her leg took the shot. She stayed conscious. Police logged backing unsafely and distraction by the driver.
   A driver backing east on Fulton Street at Hoyt Street in Downtown Brooklyn hit a 32-year-old woman who was crossing in the intersection with the signal. She suffered a bruise to her lower leg and remained conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the listed contributing factors were “Backing Unsafely” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded these failures by the driver as causes of the crash. The report identifies the woman as a pedestrian at the intersection and does not list any contributing factors for her actions. The vehicle is recorded as an unspecified type with rear-end impact from the backing maneuver.
5. Distracted SUV driver slams York pedestrian 2025-11-24T14:35:00+00:00
   157 YORK ST
   A distracted SUV driver pushed through York Street and hit a 25-year-old man crossing with the signal. He stayed conscious, leg torn by bumper and speed in the Brooklyn light.
   A driver in a 2024 Volkswagen SUV, traveling east and going straight, hit a 25-year-old man who was crossing with the signal at York Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pedestrian was conscious and suffered a bruise and injuries to his knee and lower leg. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and unsafe speed by the driver. The point of impact was the left front bumper, showing the driver kept moving through the intersection while the man crossed with the signal. No contributing factors were listed for the pedestrian. The crash occurred in the 84th Precinct.