Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Sedan Strikes Pedestrian on Union Street 2025-07-17T08:26:00+00:00
   25-18 UNION ST
   A sedan hit a man crossing Union Street. The impact left him unconscious, bleeding from the head. The driver was unhurt. No driver errors listed. The street turned violent in a flash.
   A 30-year-old man was struck by a sedan while emerging from behind a parked vehicle on Union Street in Queens. He suffered a head injury and severe bleeding, and was found unconscious. According to the police report, the driver, a 76-year-old woman, was going straight ahead when the crash occurred. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The point of impact was the right front bumper of the sedan. The driver was not injured. The crash highlights the danger pedestrians face, even outside intersections, when cars and people cross paths.
2. Sedan Reverses, Crushes Pedestrian on Station Road 2025-02-27T21:10:00+00:00
   STATION RD
   A sedan backed up on Station Road and crushed a 59-year-old man. The car’s bumper stayed clean. His head did not. He remained conscious as the car kept moving, leaving him with severe crush injuries.
   According to the police report, a 2007 Honda sedan reversed on Station Road near 162nd Street in Queens, striking a 59-year-old man who was crossing without a signal. The report states, 'A 2007 Honda backed into him. The bumper was clean. His head was not. He stayed conscious. The car kept moving. He was crushed.' The pedestrian suffered head and crush injuries but remained conscious at the scene. The vehicle showed no damage, according to the report. The driver’s actions—backing without apparent awareness of a person behind—created a lethal hazard for the man on foot. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified,' but the narrative centers the impact and ongoing movement of the sedan as the source of harm. The pedestrian’s crossing without a signal is noted only after the vehicle’s actions.
3. Distracted Queens Drivers Slam Sedans 2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
   22 AVE
   Two northbound sedans on 22nd Avenue. One driver looks away, follows too close, and rams the car ahead. Three men report injuries in the dark rush by the Whitestone Expressway.
   Two sedans headed north near 22nd Avenue by the Whitestone Expressway in Queens when one driver hit the rear of the car ahead. Three male occupants were listed with injuries, including a 50-year-old driver with neck and internal complaints. According to the police report, the crash stemmed from “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Following Too Closely” by the drivers. Police recorded driver inattention and tailgating as contributing factors for each involved person. The impact crumpled the front of the rear driver’s Chrysler and the right rear of the BMW in front, turning a short late-night trip into another preventable Queens crash.
4. Distracted e-bike driver hits senior 2025-11-28T09:04:00+00:00
   161 ST
   An e-bike driver rolled west on Northern. A 67-year-old woman crossed with the signal. He hit her in the intersection. The blow caught her head. Police recorded driver inattention. She went into shock. He was not reported hurt.
   A 70-year-old man driving an e-bike hit a 67-year-old woman in the intersection of 161st Street and Northern Boulevard in Queens. She was walking with the signal and took the impact to her head. Police recorded her in shock and injured. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by the e-bike driver. They also listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” for the injured woman, reflecting the data field but not assigning her blame. The e-bike is listed as traveling west with a center front-end impact and no reported vehicle damage. The e-bike driver was recorded with no reported injury and was noted as not ejected.
5. Two sedans collide, parked car hit 2025-11-12T16:54:00+00:00
   157 ST
   Two sedan drivers crossed paths on 157th. Metal met metal. One driver spun into a parked car. A 61-year-old man gripped his neck while hurt passengers waited in the crush of Queens traffic.
   Two sedan drivers crashed at 157th Street and 25th Avenue in Flushing, Queens. One driver headed north. Another drove east. Their cars collided and one driver then hit a parked west-facing sedan. A 61-year-old male driver suffered a neck injury and reported whiplash. Three other occupants, ages 44, 44, and 46, were recorded with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, officers recorded “Obstruction/Debris” as a contributing factor in the crash, with other driver factors listed as “Unspecified.” The parked car was stopped before impact and was left with front-end damage after being hit.