East Flatbush-Farragut: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Improper Lane Change Kills Moped Rider on Clarendon 2025-07-05T00:24:00+00:00
   CLARENDON RD
   A moped rider died on Clarendon Road after an SUV changed lanes improperly. The crash left one dead and others shaken. Brooklyn streets claimed another life in the dark, early morning.
   A deadly crash on Clarendon Road in Brooklyn took the life of a 34-year-old moped rider. According to the police report, a station wagon/SUV and a moped collided when the SUV was changing lanes. The moped driver was ejected and killed, suffering crush injuries to the chest. Police cited 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' and 'Failure to Keep Right' as contributing factors. The moped rider was wearing a helmet. Several others involved sustained unspecified injuries. The crash underscores the lethal consequences of improper lane changes on city streets.
2. Pickup Turns Left, Strikes Woman Crossing 2025-04-12T21:27:00+00:00
   E 51 ST
   A pickup turned left and hit a woman crossing with the signal. Blood ran from her eye. She stood conscious, hurt. The driver, young and unscathed, held only a permit.
   A 50-year-old woman crossing E 51st Street with the signal was struck by a northbound GMC pickup making a left turn at Clarendon Road. According to the police report, blood ran from her eye after the impact. The driver, a 25-year-old man with a permit, was not injured. The report lists 'Unspecified' for contributing factors, but the narrative details the woman had the signal. No driver errors are explicitly named in the data. No mention of helmet or signal use is listed as a factor.
3. Sedan Strikes Cyclist, Head Trauma on E 46 St 2025-02-02T13:00:00+00:00
   E 46 ST
   A 61-year-old cyclist was thrown from his bike when a southbound sedan hit him on East 46th Street near Foster Avenue. Blood pooled on the pavement. The car’s front end crumpled. The man lay still, head split, the street marked by violence.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old man riding a bike eastbound on East 46th Street near Foster Avenue was struck by a southbound Honda sedan at approximately 1:00 PM in Brooklyn. The report states the cyclist was ejected from his bike and suffered severe head trauma, with blood pooling on the pavement. The sedan’s center front end was crumpled from the impact. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet, but the police report does not list helmet use as a contributing factor. Both vehicles were described as going straight ahead before the crash. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified,' offering no details on specific driver errors. The impact location and narrative underscore the violence of the collision and the vulnerability of the cyclist in the face of a fast-moving vehicle.
4. Unlicensed driver rear-ends Brooklyn family 2025-11-28T20:00:00+00:00
   AVENUE D
   On Avenue D a tired unlicensed driver slammed into a family’s sedan. A father and two kids left in pain and shock. Police recorded the driver fell asleep before impact.
   On Avenue D at Kings Highway in Brooklyn, a woman driving an unlicensed BMW sedan rear-ended a Mercedes sedan traveling in the same direction. The Mercedes carried a 44-year-old man driving, a 17-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy, and another adult passenger. The driver, the 17-year-old, and the 11-year-old were injured, with neck, back, and arm pain and all recorded in shock. According to the police report, the only listed contributing factor was “Fell Asleep,” and records show the rear driver was unlicensed. Police recorded that the unlicensed driver fell asleep before impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured.
5. Left-turn crash injures Brooklyn passengers 2025-11-20T16:30:00+00:00
   SCHENECTADY AVE
   A Jeep driver turned left off Schenectady. Another driver slammed the rear quarter. The cabin snapped. A woman’s neck whipped. A man’s head throbbed. The driver walked away. The back seat took the hit.
   Two rear passengers were hurt in East Flatbush when the driver of a 2016 Jeep SUV turned left from southbound Schenectady Avenue onto Foster Avenue and another driver hit the Jeep’s right rear quarter panel. According to the police report, the Jeep was “Making Left Turn,” with impact and damage to the “Right Rear Quarter Panel.” Police recorded all contributing factors for both drivers and the injured passengers as “Unspecified,” leaving the official cause blank. A 36-year-old woman in the left rear seat suffered a neck injury and whiplash. A 34-year-old man in the right rear seat sustained a head injury with an internal complaint.