Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Sedan Crash on Hillside Avenue Kills Driver 2025-06-08T17:16:00+00:00
   HILLSIDE AVE
   A sedan struck with force on Hillside Avenue. The driver, a 26-year-old man, died at the scene. A 25-year-old passenger suffered unspecified injuries. The crash left the car’s left front bumper mangled. No contributing factors were listed by police.
   A deadly crash unfolded on Hillside Avenue at 256th Street in Queens. According to the police report, a sedan traveling south was involved in a collision that left its left front bumper damaged. The driver, a 26-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 25-year-old female passenger sustained unspecified injuries. Police listed no contributing factors for the crash. The report does not mention any actions by the driver or other vehicles. No helmet or signal use was cited as a factor. The cause remains officially unspecified in the police data.
2. Distracted Driver Strikes Elderly Woman Crossing 263rd Street 2025-01-15T18:32:00+00:00
   263 ST
   A northbound sedan hit a 67-year-old woman crossing 263rd Street near 75th Avenue. She bled on the pavement, conscious, her leg torn. The driver, distracted, did not stop. Darkness, no crosswalk, no signal—just impact and aftermath.
   According to the police report, a 67-year-old woman was crossing 263rd Street near 75th Avenue in Queens when she was struck head-on by a northbound Acura sedan. The crash occurred in the dark, with no crosswalk or signal present at the location. The report states the driver was distracted, citing 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the primary contributing factor. The woman suffered severe bleeding from her leg but remained conscious at the scene. The driver did not stop after the collision. The pedestrian was not at an intersection and was crossing where there was no signal or crosswalk, but the police report lists driver distraction as the key factor in the crash. The focus remains on the driver's inattention and the systemic dangers faced by those crossing city streets outside of marked crossings.
3. Queens right-angle crash injures elderly women 2025-12-01T13:35:00+00:00
   86 AVE
   At 86th and 257th in Queens, two drivers met at right angles. Metal slammed. An 84-year-old woman at the wheel and a 90-year-old woman in back took the hit and left with bruised chest and head.
   Two private cars collided in a right-angle crash at 86 Avenue and 257 Street in Queens. A male driver in a westbound Honda SUV and a female driver in a southbound Toyota sedan were both driving straight when they hit, damaging the SUV’s right front and the sedan’s left front. An 84-year-old woman driving the sedan suffered chest injuries. A 90-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat suffered a head contusion. According to the police report, contributing factors for both drivers are listed only as “Unspecified,” so police recorded no specific driver errors. The report lists only car occupants among the injured, with no pedestrians or cyclists noted.
4. Driver reversing hits e-bike rider on 260 St 2025-10-10T18:38:00+00:00
   84-56 260 ST
   Queens driver backed a sedan on 260 St and hit a 30-year-old man riding an e-bike east. The rider suffered a chest bruise. Police cited driver inattention and distraction.
   At 84-56 260 St in Queens, the driver of a 2005 Toyota sedan was backing south and hit a 30-year-old man riding an e-bike east. The bicyclist was injured with a chest contusion and was conscious. According to the police report, the sedan driver’s conduct was recorded as Driver Inattention/Distraction. The report lists the car’s point of impact as the right front bumper and the e-bike’s as the center front. Police did not specify injuries to others. A driver reversed into a person moving straight ahead. The system allowed it, and the rider paid the price.
5. Driver Injured in Front-End Crash on Union Turnpike 2025-10-07T14:53:00+00:00
   255-01 UNION TPKE
   In Queens, a 92-year-old driver in a sedan was injured in a front-end crash on Union Turnpike. Police cited reaction to an uninvolved vehicle. The front end took the hit.
   A westbound driver in a 2021 Hyundai sedan was involved in a crash near 255-01 Union Turnpike in Queens at 2:53 p.m. The center front took the impact. The 92-year-old woman driving was injured with a reported fracture and dislocation. According to the police report, officers recorded "Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle" as a contributing factor. The driver was going straight ahead before the crash. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as injured in the report. The vehicle had front-end damage. Police listed the driver as licensed. The record notes another person tied to the car as registrant with no reported injuries.