Police Precinct 69: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Turns Left, Kills Baby Girl in Crosswalk 2025-01-10T18:46:00+00:00
   AVENUE L
   A baby girl crossing Avenue L in a marked crosswalk met an SUV’s front end. The driver failed to yield. Her chest crushed. The sedan was parked. The street fell silent. She never reached the curb.
   According to the police report, a baby girl was killed while crossing Avenue L at East 88th Street in Brooklyn. The crash occurred at 18:46, as an SUV made a left turn and struck the child in a marked crosswalk. The report states the SUV driver’s action—'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way'—as the primary contributing factor. The narrative describes the baby in the crosswalk, the SUV turning left, and the impact crushing her chest. The sedan involved was parked and did not contribute to the collision. The police report makes no mention of the pedestrian’s behavior as a contributing factor. The focus remains on the SUV driver's failure to yield, a systemic danger that left a child dead in the intersection.
2. SUV driver hits teen crossing 2025-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
   E 102 ST
   On Seaview and East 102, a driver in a Nissan SUV turned and hit a 19-year-old woman crossing. She went down hard. Face torn. Blood on the street. Police logged only pedestrian confusion and moved on.
   A 55-year-old man driving a 2017 Nissan SUV eastbound and making a right turn at Seaview Avenue and East 102nd Street in Brooklyn hit a 19-year-old woman who was crossing outside an intersection. She suffered a facial injury with severe bleeding and was listed as unconscious. According to the police report, the only contributing factor recorded was “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” for both the pedestrian and the driver. The report notes the driver as licensed and belted, with no injury reported. The crash left the young pedestrian badly hurt while the SUV driver remained physically unharmed.
3. Left-turning driver hits woman with signal 2025-09-19T08:29:00+00:00
   1705 LINDEN BLVD
   A driver in an SUV turned left at 1705 Linden Boulevard and hit a 50-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She suffered crush injuries to her lower leg. Morning. Center-front impact. Brooklyn intersection.
   At about 8:29 a.m. in Brooklyn, a 71-year-old man driving an SUV westbound made a left turn and hit a 50-year-old woman at 1705 Linden Boulevard. She was conscious with crush injuries to her lower leg and foot. "According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn, the point of impact and damage was the center front end, and the pedestrian was crossing at an intersection with the signal." The driver was licensed in New York. The report lists contributing factors as "Unspecified" for both the driver and the pedestrian.
4. Driver in SUV Hits Cyclist on Remsen 2025-08-28T10:44:00+00:00
   REMSEN AVE
   A northbound driver in an SUV hit an eastbound cyclist at Remsen Ave and Avenue J. The SUV's right-front bumper struck the bike's rear. The 27-year-old rider suffered head injuries and severe lacerations.
   The driver of an SUV was northbound on Remsen Avenue when the vehicle's right-front bumper struck a bicycle's center back end as the rider traveled east at Avenue J. A 27-year-old male bicyclist was injured, sustaining head injuries and severe lacerations and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Driver Inattention/Distraction" and "Driver Inexperience." Police recorded those driver errors for the motorist. The record shows damage to the SUV's right front and to the bike's rear, and that both parties were going straight ahead before impact.
5. Bus, SUV, sedan collide on Glenwood 2025-08-24T03:16:00+00:00
   GLENWOOD RD
   Southbound sedan blew the light on Glenwood and hit hard. A northbound bus and an eastbound SUV were struck. Passengers bled and groaned. Faces cut. Necks stiff. Brooklyn street turned to steel and glass.
   A multi-vehicle crash at Glenwood Rd and Ralph Ave in Brooklyn injured at least four people, including bus and car passengers. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Traffic Control Disregarded” and “Unsafe Speed.” Data show the southbound sedan had center-front impact and the driver was unlicensed; the bus was northbound and the SUV eastbound, both going straight. Listed injuries include a 33-year-old front-seat passenger with severe lacerations, a 53-year-old right-rear passenger injured, a 61-year-old driver with neck pain, and a 35-year-old driver with facial abrasions. The report flags driver errors first: ignoring traffic control and speeding. The sedan and SUV each show front-end strikes; the bus took right-front damage.