Ozone Park: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Driver hits 10-year-old at 97 St and Rockaway 2025-08-27T08:00:00+00:00
   97 ST
   A westbound sedan driver on Rockaway Boulevard hit a 10-year-old girl at 97th Street in Queens. She suffered leg crush injuries. Police recorded driver inexperience and following too closely by the driver.
   According to the police report, a driver in a sedan traveling west on Rockaway Boulevard hit a 10-year-old pedestrian at 97th Street in Queens. The child was injured in the lower leg and foot and suffered documented crush injuries. Police recorded driver inexperience and following too closely by the driver. The crash happened at an intersection. The point of impact was the left front bumper, and the vehicle showed center front-end damage. No other injuries were listed in the report.
2. Distracted Drivers Collide at 96th and 149th 2025-06-22T04:23:00+00:00
   96 ST
   Two sedans crashed in Queens. Five men hurt. One suffered neck and crush injuries. Police cite inattention and inexperience. Impact tore metal. Streets stayed dangerous.
   Two sedans crashed at 96th Street and 149th Avenue in Queens. Five men were injured, including one with neck and crush injuries. According to the police report, both 'Driver Inexperience' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' contributed to the crash. The impact struck the left front bumper and left side doors, damaging both vehicles. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The report lists no other contributing factors.
3. Distracted Queens driver injures cyclist 2025-11-26T09:50:00+00:00
   77-06 101 AVE
   A westbound driver hit a 31-year-old woman on a bike on 101st Avenue in Queens. She went down. Neck bruised. Bike crushed. Police recorded distraction and blocked view by the driver.
   A driver in a sedan, heading west near 77-06 101st Avenue in Queens, hit a 31-year-old woman riding a bike in the same direction. She suffered a neck contusion and was recorded as injured. According to the police report, the crash involved “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “View Obstructed/Limited.” Police recorded driver inattention by the driver as a contributing factor and also noted an obstructed or limited view by the driver. No injuries were reported for the motorist or any other occupants. The only clear harm fell on the woman on the bike, who absorbed the impact of the driver’s distraction.
4. BMW driver slams Dodge rear end 2025-11-21T23:00:00+00:00
   84 ST
   On 84th Street at Dumont, a westbound BMW driver plowed into the back of a Dodge. Two young men in the Dodge front seat took the hit. Their bodies hurt. Police only wrote “Other Vehicular.”
   Two sedans moved west on 84 Street at Dumont Avenue in Queens when the driver of a 2021 BMW sedan hit the center rear of a 2025 Dodge sedan. Two front-seat passengers in the Dodge, men ages 23 and 32, were injured, with pain recorded to their entire bodies and internal complaints. According to the police report, contributing factors for both drivers were listed only as “Other Vehicular,” with no detail on driver actions. The report does not record speeding, distraction, failure to yield, or impairment. It lists no contributing actions by the injured passengers and shows them using lap belt and harness restraints.
5. Drivers crash on Pitkin at 76 St 2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00
   PITKIN AVE
   Two sedans collided at Pitkin Ave and 76 St in Queens at midnight. A 43-year-old male driver suffered a chest injury. Police recorded failure to yield by drivers and distraction.
   Two drivers in sedans collided in the intersection of Pitkin Ave and 76 St in Queens at midnight. The westbound driver, a 43-year-old man, was injured with a chest abrasion. Others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, police recorded "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" by the drivers and noted "Driver Inattention/Distraction" for individuals involved. Both drivers were going straight. One traveled north; the other traveled west. Damage notes list a right front quarter panel on one vehicle and a center front on the other.