Woodhaven: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Driver hits cyclist on Jamaica Avenue 2025-11-02T20:02:00+00:00
   96-02 JAMAICA AVE
   A driver in a sedan hit a 37-year-old cyclist on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Police recorded Turning Improperly by the driver. The rider suffered a lower-leg fracture and dislocation. Damage marked the car’s right front bumper.
   A driver in a sedan traveling east hit a man on a bike at 96-02 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. The 37-year-old cyclist suffered a lower-leg fracture and dislocation. According to the police report, the sedan was going straight and the cyclist was turning left. Police recorded Turning Improperly by the driver. Police also listed Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion. The sedan’s right front bumper showed damage. Two people were in the car; one person was on the bike.
2. Queens motorcyclist injured as driver leaves parking 2025-10-25T17:30:00+00:00
   87-01 85 RD
   A southbound motorcyclist went straight. A BMW driver started from parking on 86th Street in Queens. They collided. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield. The rider suffered a leg contusion.
   A 32-year-old man on a motorcycle traveled straight south on 86 ST in Queens. The driver of a 2020 BMW sedan started from a parking position, also southbound. The drivers collided near 87-37 86 ST. The motorcyclist was listed injured with a leg contusion and remained conscious. According to the police report, contributing factors were Driver Inattention/Distraction and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way. The sedan showed right-side damage; the motorcycle had front-end damage. Police documented both vehicles traveling south and the sedan starting from parking. No other injuries were specified in the data.
3. Left-turn driver hits child, woman in Queens 2025-10-10T10:20:00+00:00
   87 ST
   A driver making a left at 87 St and Jamaica Ave hit a one-year-old boy and a 58-year-old woman. Police recorded failure to yield. Both were injured.
   At the intersection of 87 St and Jamaica Ave in Queens, a driver making a left turn hit two pedestrians. The victims were a one-year-old boy, who suffered a head contusion, and a 58-year-old woman, who reported hip and upper-leg pain. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn, and police recorded "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." The vehicle was registered in New Jersey. Both pedestrians were conscious at the scene. The crash was logged by the 102nd Precinct.
4. Left-turn crash injures sedan driver on Atlantic 2025-09-26T18:34:00+00:00
   ATLANTIC AVE
   At Atlantic and Woodhaven, an eastbound SUV driver went straight as a westbound sedan driver turned left. The SUV driver hit the sedan’s right-side doors. A 51-year-old woman driving the sedan suffered a head abrasion. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   An eastbound SUV driver on Atlantic Avenue entered the intersection at Woodhaven Boulevard while a westbound sedan driver made a left turn. The driver of the SUV hit the sedan’s right-side doors with the vehicle’s center front. The sedan’s driver, a 51-year-old woman, sustained a head abrasion and was conscious. According to the police report, police recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Two children rode in the SUV as passengers. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported involved. The data do not specify which driver failed to yield, but the record notes the violation as a contributing factor in this crash.
5. SUV Driver’s Lane Change Injures Moped Rider 2025-09-12T20:20:00+00:00
   JAMAICA AVE
   A driver in an SUV and a woman on a moped collided on Jamaica Ave at 96 St. She suffered a shoulder injury. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing.
   On September 12, 2025, around 8:20 p.m., a woman riding a 2024 moped and a driver in a 2015 Mazda SUV were traveling east on Jamaica Ave near 96 St in NYC when they collided. The 29-year-old moped rider suffered a shoulder injury and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing by the SUV driver. Records list right-front damage to the SUV and front-end damage to the moped. Both drivers were reported as going straight before the crash.