Cambria Heights: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Sedan driver kills e-bike rider at 115 Ave 2025-09-22T16:20:00+00:00
   115 AVE
   At 115 Ave and 227 St in Queens, a sedan driver went straight and hit a westbound e-bike rider. The 36-year-old man died of head and crush injuries. According to the police report, Traffic Control Disregarded.
   A 2019 Honda sedan driver heading south on 227 St went straight through 115 Ave and hit a man riding an e-bike westbound. The crash happened in Queens at 4:20 p.m. The 36-year-old rider was ejected and suffered head and crush injuries. He died. According to the police report, police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded.” The report does not assign that violation to a specific person. The sedan shows front-end damage. The e-bike is listed with impact along its right side. No other contributing factors are recorded in the data.
2. SUV and Scooter Crash Kills Rider in Queens 2025-06-26T06:35:00+00:00
   116 AVE
   A scooter rider died on 116 Ave. SUV and scooter collided. Both drivers unlicensed. Police cite driver inattention and unsafe speed. Head trauma. Streets failed the vulnerable again.
   A 39-year-old man driving a scooter was killed in a crash with an SUV on 116 Ave in Queens. According to the police report, both drivers were unlicensed. The scooter driver suffered fatal head injuries and was ejected. Police list 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Unsafe Speed' as contributing factors. The SUV was making a left turn; the scooter was going straight. No pedestrians were involved. The system allowed unlicensed drivers to operate heavy vehicles. The crash left one dead and others shaken.
3. Distracted bus driver rear‑ends sedan 2025-12-01T08:25:00+00:00
   SPRINGFIELD BLVD
   On Springfield Boulevard a northbound bus driver plowed into a stopped sedan. A 22-year-old woman took the hit. Children on the bus felt the crash. One lapse. Steel into steel. Bodies thrown forward.
   A northbound bus driver hit the rear of a stopped sedan on Springfield Boulevard at 115 Avenue in Queens. The crash injured the 22-year-old woman driving the sedan and left several bus occupants, including children aged 7, 8, and 9, with reported but unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the collision involved a bus and a sedan and listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor. That means police recorded distraction by at least one driver in the crash. The sedan carried only the injured driver. The bus carried four people, including the three children riding in the rear.
4. Distracted SUV drivers injure woman, baby 2025-11-27T22:37:00+00:00
   119 AVE
   Two SUV drivers went straight on 119th Avenue. Both looked away. Steel met steel. A parked sedan got dragged in. A 31-year-old woman took a hard leg hit. A baby and passengers were hurt in the crush.
   Two SUV drivers collided at 119th Avenue and 231st Street in Queens and pushed the crash into a parked sedan, injuring people in both moving vehicles and the parked car. A 31-year-old woman driving a westbound Mazda SUV suffered a knee and lower leg injury and shock. A baby and several other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the contributing factor for every involved driver was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by each driver before impact.
5. Distracted Queens driver maims young walker 2025-11-27T19:07:00+00:00
   115 AVE
   A driver in a convertible drove east on 115 Ave and hit a 20-year-old woman at 230 St. Her leg torn. Skin scraped. She lay awake on the cold Queens corner. Police recorded driver inattention and unsafe speed.
   A driver in a convertible going east on 115 Ave hit a 20-year-old woman walking at the intersection with 230 St in Queens. The driver struck her in the intersection and drove the center front of the car into her. She suffered abrasions and injuries to her knee, lower leg, and foot and remained conscious in the street. According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Unsafe Speed” were the contributing factors. Police recorded failure by the driver to pay attention and to control speed before the impact. The report lists only the pedestrian as injured and notes no damage to the vehicle.