Assembly District 37: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Queens truck driver kills man on Borden Avenue 2025-10-16T08:59:00+00:00
   BORDEN AVE
   A truck driver pulled from parking on Borden Avenue near Maurice Avenue and hit a man in the roadway. He suffered crush injuries and died. Morning freight on a city street. One more life gone.
   On Borden Avenue at Maurice Avenue in Queens, a driver in a diesel tractor-trailer started from a parking position and hit a man in the roadway at about 8:59 a.m. The man suffered crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the driver was starting from parking and traveling east; police recorded contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The pedestrian was outside an intersection. Officers noted no vehicle damage in the report. The truck carried New Jersey plates. The driver held a New York license. The crash falls under the 104th Precinct.
2. Distracted Cadillac driver doors e-biker 2025-11-08T14:46:00+00:00
   13-17 JACKSON AVE
   A Cadillac driver flung a door into a southbound e-bike on Jackson Avenue in Queens. The rider hit steel, flew hard, smashed face first. Blood pooled on Long Island City asphalt as police logged driver distraction.
   An e-bike rider heading south on Jackson Avenue in Queens hit the left doors of a parked 2021 Cadillac sedan near 13-17 Jackson Avenue at 2:46 p.m. The impact threw the 42-year-old rider from the bike. He suffered facial injuries and reported severe bleeding but remained conscious. According to the police report, officers listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the Cadillac driver and for the crash. The report shows the sedan parked before impact and the e-bike traveling straight, with contact at the sedan’s left doors and the bike’s front. According to the police report, the bicyclist wore a helmet.
3. Garbage-truck driver rear-ends stopped sedan on Rust St 2025-10-30T02:02:00+00:00
   RUST ST
   A garbage‑truck driver hit the back of a stopped sedan on Rust St at Grand Ave. Three passengers and the sedan’s driver were hurt. Police recorded brakes defective and driver inattention.
   A driver in a garbage truck rear‑ended a stopped sedan on Rust St at Grand Ave in Queens. Four people were injured: the sedan’s driver and three passengers. According to the police report, the truck driver was going straight ahead and the sedan was “Stopped in Traffic.” Police recorded “Brakes Defective” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” The impact crushed the sedan’s back end and sent force through the cabin. A 52‑year‑old woman in the front seat was semiconscious with head trauma. Two rear passengers, 17 and 26, reported crush injuries, and the sedan’s 54‑year‑old driver was also hurt.
4. Left-Turn Crash on LIE at Maurice Ave 2025-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   A driver in a sedan turned left on the Long Island Expressway at Maurice Avenue and crashed. The front passenger, 65, bled from the leg. The 71-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded 'Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle' by the driver.
   A westbound sedan driver tried a left turn on the Long Island Expressway at Maurice Avenue in Queens and crashed. The 65-year-old front passenger suffered severe bleeding to the lower leg. The 71-year-old driver reported chest injury and whiplash. A third occupant was listed as “Unspecified.” According to the police report, “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle” was the contributing factor, recorded for the driver. The report also notes the driver was making a left turn before impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. This was a single-vehicle crash in a dangerous corridor built for speed, and the passenger paid the price.
5. Police cite distraction in 56 RD motorcycle crash 2025-09-11T09:50:00+00:00
   46-05 56 RD
   A crash injured a 19-year-old motorcyclist at 46-05 56 RD in Queens. He suffered severe leg lacerations and was partially ejected. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver.
   A 19-year-old man riding a motorcycle was hurt at 46-05 56 RD in Queens. He was traveling east and going straight, according to the vehicle record. The motorcycle showed center front-end damage. He suffered severe lacerations to the knee, lower leg, and foot. He was partially ejected and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver. No other contributing factor was listed. Only one vehicle, a motorcycle, appears in the report. The record notes the driver was licensed in New York. This crash injured a vulnerable road user.