Assembly District 24: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted pickup driver kills Queens cyclist 2025-11-18T18:09:00+00:00
   LIBERTY AVE
   On Liberty a parked pickup lunged. A driver cut into a young rider’s line. Steel met bike. The man flew and hit hard. His head met the street. Police recorded driver distraction.
   A driver in a Kia pickup truck pulled out from a parked spot on Liberty Ave at 103rd Street in Queens and hit a 24-year-old man riding a bike westbound. The crash threw the cyclist from the bike and caused a head injury. He was listed as semiconscious, in pain, and later recorded as killed. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the driver. After those driver errors, the report notes that the bicyclist had no safety equipment. No other injuries are documented in the crash data from the 106th Precinct.
2. Driver kills 55-year-old man on 130 St, Queens 2025-10-22T22:58:00+00:00
   130 ST
   A northbound sedan driver hit a 55-year-old man on 130 St near 90 Ave. The man died. Police recorded contributing factors as unspecified.
   According to the police report, a 30-year-old licensed driver in a 2005 Honda sedan was going straight north on 130 St when she hit a 55-year-old man in the roadway near 90 Ave in Queens at 10:58 p.m. The impact was to the center front. The right front bumper was damaged. The man suffered crush injuries and died. Police recorded contributing factors for the driver as "Unspecified." No driver errors such as failure to yield or unsafe speed were recorded in the dataset. The report lists the victim as a pedestrian not at an intersection and taking "Other actions in roadway." The driver and a 64-year-old occupant were listed with unspecified injury status.
3. Left-turning driver kills woman on Liberty 2025-09-20T14:31:00+00:00
   LIBERTY AVENUE
   Two drivers turning left on Liberty Avenue near I-678 hit two women at the intersection. A 51-year-old died of crush injuries. A 34-year-old suffered head trauma. Police recorded driver inattention.
   Two sedan drivers were making left turns on Liberty Avenue near I-678 in Queens when a crash involved two pedestrians at the intersection. A 51-year-old woman was killed with head and crush injuries. A 34-year-old woman was injured, conscious, and reported head pain. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The report lists both vehicles as sedans and both drivers executing left turns. Police recorded driver inattention as the driver error; no contributing factor was attributed to the pedestrians.
4. SUV strikes cyclist on Lefferts Blvd 2025-08-25T08:25:00+00:00
   87-84 LEFFERTS BLVD
   Southbound SUV hit a southbound cyclist on Lefferts Boulevard. The rider went down, head injured, unconscious. Police cite improper passing or lane use. The road did what it always does. The body paid.
   A southbound SUV and a southbound bike collided near 87-84 Lefferts Boulevard in Queens. The bicyclist, a 32-year-old man, was injured in the head and listed as unconscious. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Passing or Lane Usage Improper.” The SUV’s left front quarter panel was the impact point; the bike’s damage was at the center front. These details point to driver lane misuse and improper passing as the critical errors. The report lists the cyclist’s safety equipment as “None,” but only after the driver’s improper passing noted by police.
5. Driver Strikes 61‑Year‑Old on Union Turnpike 2025-08-12T20:26:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   The driver of a sedan going straight on Union Turnpike hit a 61-year-old man outside 189th Street. The man suffered head trauma, crush injuries and was found unconscious. The sedan then struck a parked Lexus’s left rear.
   The driver of a 2023 Mercedes sedan was traveling east on Union Turnpike and, while going straight ahead, struck a 61-year-old male pedestrian crossing outside the intersection at 189th Street. The pedestrian sustained head trauma, crush injuries and was found unconscious. The sedan bore center-front damage and then struck the left rear bumper of a parked 2022 Lexus. "According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as \"Unspecified.\"" The report notes no pedestrian error and records no driver citations. Police recorded the point of impact as the vehicle’s center front end.