New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Box Truck Reverses, Kills Pedestrian on Gulf Avenue 2025-04-09T22:58:00+00:00
   546 GULF AVE
   A box truck backed up on Gulf Avenue. The driver reversed in darkness. A thirty-four-year-old man was crushed and killed. The street fell silent. No damage marked the truck.
   A box truck reversed on Gulf Avenue near 546. According to the police report, the driver backed up in the dark and struck a thirty-four-year-old man in the roadway. The pedestrian was crushed and killed. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The truck showed no damage. No driver errors were specified in the data. The street was quiet after the crash.
2. Sedan Slams at Unsafe Speed on Victory Boulevard 2025-07-04T02:30:00+00:00
   VICTORY BOULEVARD
   A young driver crashed a sedan at high speed on Victory Boulevard. He suffered severe bleeding and leg injuries. Police cite unsafe speed and inexperience. The road turned violent in an instant.
   A 19-year-old male driver crashed a sedan on Victory Boulevard near SR 440 in Staten Island. He suffered severe bleeding and injuries to his lower leg and foot. According to the police report, the crash was caused by 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Driver Inexperience.' The vehicle's right front bumper took the impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The driver held only a permit. Another occupant was listed but had unspecified injuries. The report highlights unsafe speed and inexperience as the main factors behind the crash.
3. Bus and Box Truck Collide Head-On, Four Injured 2025-02-14T06:56:00+00:00
   VICTORY BLVD
   Steel tore on Victory Boulevard as a bus and a box truck slammed head-on. Four people, ages 23 to 66, were pulled from the wreckage, conscious but broken. Blood pooled, bones snapped, the street marked by violence and impact.
   A violent head-on collision between a bus and a box truck on Victory Blvd near Canterbury Ave left four people injured, according to the police report. The crash occurred as both vehicles were 'going straight ahead' when they struck each other, their left front bumpers colliding. The police report lists 'Illnes' as a contributing factor. Four occupants—two drivers and two passengers, ages 23, 36, 52, and 66—suffered crush injuries to their legs and backs. All were conscious but badly hurt when pulled from the wreckage. The report details the scene: 'Steel screamed. Four people inside were crushed.' The data does not cite any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The police report does not specify further details about the nature of the illness or any other driver actions. The focus remains on the catastrophic impact and the systemic dangers of large vehicles colliding head-on.
4. Genesis driver slams parked Tesla 2025-12-02T00:08:00+00:00
   GLEN ST
   On Glen Street a Genesis driver going north hit a parked Tesla. Night air. Sudden metal. Two occupants listed with vague wounds. A 71-year-old driver marked injured. Staten Island pavement takes the shock.
   Police list a northbound Genesis sedan going straight on Glen Street and a parked 2020 Tesla convertible when the crash happened. The driver of the Genesis hit the parked car, injuring a 71-year-old man driving the Genesis and leaving two other occupants with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors for all involved are recorded only as “Unspecified.” Police do not code any clear driver error such as failure to yield, distraction, or speeding in the report fields. The report lists the injured 71-year-old as conscious, with a back contusion, and notes that his air bag deployed in the crash.
5. Distracted driver rear-ends traffic line 2025-11-29T16:12:00+00:00
   SOUTH AVE
   On South Avenue a distracted driver plowed into stopped traffic. Steel folded. A woman in the back seat took the hit and left with whiplash while men behind the wheels walked away shaken.
   A southbound line of cars stood still on South Avenue near Lois Lane on Staten Island. According to the police report, the driver of a Dodge sedan went straight ahead and hit the rear of a stopped SUV, pushing metal into another stopped sedan. A 41-year-old woman riding as a left rear passenger was injured, with whiplash and pain across her body. Men driving and riding in the other vehicles reported no specific injuries. According to the police report, officers recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Unsafe Speed as contributing factors by the drivers involved.