West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. E-Bike Crash on Broadway Injures Two Riders 2025-07-22T20:28:00+00:00
   221 BROADWAY
   E-bike slammed center front on Broadway. Two riders, both hurt in the head. Blood on the street. Distraction and confusion marked the crash. Staten Island night, sharp and unforgiving.
   Two people riding an e-bike were injured in a crash at 221 Broadway, Staten Island. Both suffered head injuries—one with severe lacerations, the other with abrasions. According to the police report, 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' contributed to the collision. The e-bike struck with its center front end. No safety equipment was reported. The crash left both the driver and passenger conscious but wounded.
2. SUV Clips Parked Cars, Driver Bleeds on Davis Ave 2025-03-28T16:30:00+00:00
   DAVIS AVE
   A Chevy SUV veered too close on Davis Ave, smashing three parked cars. Metal shrieked. A 32-year-old man, belted in, struck his head and bled. He stayed conscious, sprawled on the pavement as sirens wailed through Staten Island.
   According to the police report, a Chevy SUV traveling south on Davis Ave near Delafield Ave 'clipped too close,' striking three parked vehicles. The report states that the crash resulted in 'metal screamed' and left a 32-year-old male driver, who was wearing a lap belt, with severe head lacerations. He remained conscious at the scene. The police report cites 'Passing Too Closely' and 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' as contributing factors. The SUV's right front quarter panel was damaged, and the impact involved the left side doors. No evidence in the report suggests any error or action by the parked vehicles or their occupants. The crash underscores the danger posed by improper passing and lane usage on city streets.
3. SUV driver hits man on Metropolitan 2025-12-05T02:00:00+00:00
   555 METROPOLITAN AVE
   A southbound SUV driver looked away and hit a man walking with traffic by 555 Metropolitan Avenue. Night road. Empty street. One body in pain. Shoulder wrecked. Sirens cut the dark.
   A driver in a southbound SUV hit a 47-year-old man who was walking along the roadway with traffic near 555 Metropolitan Avenue on Staten Island. The pedestrian suffered an upper arm and shoulder injury and reported pain and nausea; police recorded his condition as shock. According to the police report, the primary cause was “Driver Inattention/Distraction,” with “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” also listed as a contributing factor by the driver. The point of impact was the SUV’s right front bumper, marking a direct hit on a vulnerable person outside a crosswalk on a dark, early-morning street.
4. Driver hits woman crossing with signal 2025-12-03T11:30:00+00:00
   FOREST AVE
   On Forest Avenue a driver went straight and hit a young woman crossing with the light. Her leg torn up. According to police, the driver failed to yield.
   A driver in a 2021 Toyota sedan traveled north on Forest Avenue at Hoyt Avenue and hit a 29-year-old woman who was crossing at the intersection with the signal. She suffered abrasions and an injury to her knee, lower leg, or foot and was reported conscious. According to the police report, the listed contributing factor was “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Police recorded failure to yield by the driver for both the vehicle and the pedestrian entries. The injured woman was documented as a pedestrian crossing with the signal at the intersection. No vehicle damage was recorded for the sedan.
5. Distracted driver hits man midblock 2025-11-18T13:59:00+00:00
   755 FOREST AVE
   A westbound driver on Forest hit a 39-year-old man crossing midblock. The left bumper smashed his leg and dropped him hard. Police recorded distraction and failure to yield by the driver. The car rode on, untouched.
   A driver going west near 755 Forest Avenue in Staten Island hit a 39-year-old man who was crossing midblock, not at an intersection. The driver’s left front bumper struck the man’s lower leg and knocked him to the pavement, leaving him conscious with a bruised leg. According to the police report, the listed factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Police recorded failure to yield by the driver, along with distraction behind the wheel, as the key driver errors. The report notes no damage to the vehicle, showing how the force of the crash landed on the pedestrian’s body, not the car.