Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcyclist Killed in High-Speed Flatbush Crash 2025-05-25T23:54:00+00:00
   FLATBUSH AVE
   A motorcycle slammed into a fire truck on Flatbush Avenue near Avenue U. The rider was ejected and killed. Five others in the fire truck escaped serious harm. Unsafe speed played a role. The street stayed quiet, but the damage was done.
   A deadly crash unfolded late at night on Flatbush Avenue at Avenue U in Brooklyn. According to the police report, a motorcycle and a fire apparatus collided. The 30-year-old motorcycle driver was ejected and killed, suffering crush injuries to his entire body. Five occupants in the fire truck, including its driver, were not seriously hurt. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor in the crash. The motorcycle driver was unlicensed. The report notes the use of a helmet by the motorcyclist, but only after citing unsafe speed as a factor. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The toll: one life lost, a city street marked by violence.
2. Sedan Slams Parked SUV on Arkansas Drive 2025-04-16T12:05:00+00:00
   ARKANSAS DR
   A sedan rams a parked SUV in Brooklyn. Metal buckles. An 89-year-old driver lies unconscious. A baby and toddler sit strapped in. The street falls silent. No clear cause. The danger is real.
   A sedan struck the back of a parked SUV on Arkansas Drive near 56th Drive in Brooklyn. According to the police report, an 89-year-old male driver was found unconscious. A baby, a toddler, and several adults were in the vehicles, with injuries listed as unspecified for most. The report does not specify any driver errors or contributing factors. The SUV was parked at the time of impact. No helmet or signal issues are mentioned. The crash left the street quiet, the toll clear, the cause unlisted.
3. Right-Turning Sedan Crushes Front Passenger 2025-07-12T18:56:00+00:00
   AVENUE T
   A driver turned right on Avenue T and struck a front-seat passenger. She suffered head and crush injuries. Police logged damage to the car’s right side. The injured woman was conscious and wearing a lap belt and harness. No driver error was listed.
   A driver in a 2021 Nissan sedan made a right turn on Avenue T in Brooklyn and struck the front passenger, a 39-year-old woman, who suffered head and crush injuries. “According to the police report …” the woman suffered head and crush injuries and the vehicle’s right side doors were damaged. The report lists no driver errors or contributing factors. The injured passenger was conscious after the crash and was wearing a lap belt and harness, per the police record.
4. Eastbound driver slams stopped sedan 2025-11-30T12:30:00+00:00
   5400 AVENUE U
   On Avenue U a line sat still. A driver waited in his Toyota. Another man rolled east and drove into his back. Metal jumped. Three men hurt. One man’s hip and leg torn by the blow.
   Two sedans traveled east near 5400 Avenue U in Brooklyn. One driver in a 2014 Toyota sat stopped in traffic. Behind him, a 2024 Honda driver went straight ahead and drove into the Toyota’s center back end, crushing the rear. According to the police report, three men in the stopped sedan were injured: a 45-year-old driver, a 60-year-old rear passenger with hip and upper leg injuries, and a 21-year-old front passenger with unspecified injuries. The report lists contributing factors for all involved as “Unspecified” and does not record driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Following Too Closely. It notes lap belts for all occupants but does not list safety equipment as a contributing factor.
5. Distracted SUV driver maims Flatlands pedestrian 2025-11-28T03:50:00+00:00
   FLATLANDS AVE
   A 78-year-old driver pushed her Ford SUV up Flatlands and hit a man crossing at Ralph. The left front bumper took him down. His arm shattered. He lay incoherent on the asphalt. Police recorded driver inattention.
   A 78-year-old woman driving a 2012 Ford SUV north on Flatlands Avenue hit a 38-year-old man crossing in the intersection at Ralph Avenue. The pedestrian suffered a fractured lower arm and other injuries and was recorded as injured and incoherent. The driver was also listed as injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by the driver as the lead cause of the crash. The report notes impact at the left front bumper as the driver moved straight ahead in the SUV. The pedestrian was recorded as crossing at the intersection with no signal or crosswalk after those driver errors.