Queens Community Board 7: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. SUV Driver Dies After Illness On Parkway 2025-07-02T19:08:00+00:00
   CROSS ISLAND PKWY
   SUV veered on Cross Island Parkway. Driver killed. Two occupants hurt. Police cite illness as cause. Metal twisted. Lives changed in seconds.
   A Lexus SUV traveling south on Cross Island Parkway crashed. The driver, a 51-year-old man, was killed. Two other occupants suffered unspecified injuries. According to the police report, 'Illnes' was listed as the contributing factor. The right front bumper took the impact. No other vehicles or road users were involved. The report notes the driver wore a lap belt and harness. No mention of helmet or signals as factors. The crash left one dead and two injured, all inside the SUV.
2. SUV Strikes Elderly Woman on Northern Blvd 2025-03-14T21:38:00+00:00
   NORTHERN BLVD
   A 78-year-old woman crossed Northern Blvd. An SUV hit her head-on. She died beneath the headlights, the street silent and cold. The crash left her broken body sprawled on the blacktop, another life ended by steel and speed.
   According to the police report, a 78-year-old woman was crossing Northern Blvd near Parsons Blvd in Queens when a westbound SUV struck her head-on. The report states she was not at an intersection and was crossing without a signal or crosswalk. The impact killed her instantly, leaving her body in the roadway. The vehicle involved was a station wagon or SUV traveling straight ahead, with the point of impact at the center front end. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified,' offering no further detail on driver behavior or conditions. The narrative underscores the stark aftermath: 'her body still beneath the glare of headlights, as silence settled over the blacktop.' No evidence from the report suggests any action by the victim contributed to the crash; the focus remains on the lethal force of the vehicle and the vulnerability of the pedestrian.
3. Speeding westbound crash crushes women 2025-12-01T17:00:00+00:00
   45 AVE
   On 45th Avenue in Queens, a speeding merge met a turning SUV. Steel locked. The driver and her passenger took the force. Two women left with crush wounds to their bodies.
   Two Hondas collided at 45th Avenue and 162nd Street in Queens. A driver in a 2017 Honda SUV headed west and made a left turn. A driver in a 2015 Honda sedan headed west and merged. The sedan’s left front quarter panel hit the SUV’s right front bumper. The 57-year-old woman driving the SUV and her 45-year-old front passenger suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies and were recorded as injured. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” Police recorded unsafe speed by at least one driver before the crash. Other listed individual factors for people in the crash were “Unspecified.”
4. Queens SUV driver crushes couple 2025-11-24T15:45:00+00:00
   KISSENA BLVD
   On Kissena and Rose, a driver in a Toyota SUV turned right and hit an older couple crossing with the signal. Their bodies took the blow. Police recorded Failure to Keep Right by the driver.
   A 55-year-old man driving a 2018 Toyota SUV north on Kissena Boulevard turned right onto Rose Avenue and hit a 68-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman in the intersection. Both were pedestrians. According to the police report, the driver struck them with the left front bumper as they crossed with the signal. Police recorded Failure to Keep Right by the driver as a contributing factor. The report also lists “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” after the driver’s error, even though both pedestrians were logged as crossing with the signal. Both pedestrians suffered crush injuries to their entire bodies. The driver reported no injuries, and the SUV was listed with no damage.
5. Driver crushes Queens woman at light 2025-11-17T16:00:00+00:00
   PARSONS BLVD
   A driver hit a 44-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens. Her arm was crushed. She lay conscious on the cold street as police logged the impact and moved on.
   A driver injured a 44-year-old woman at Parsons Boulevard and 45th Avenue in Queens. She was walking at the intersection, crossing with the signal, when the driver hit her and caused crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm. She was reported conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the pedestrian was at an intersection when a driver injured her. Police recorded no driver errors and listed no contributing factors such as Failure to Yield, Inattentive Driving, or Unsafe Speed. Officers logged the crash in the 109th Precinct and left no narrative explaining how a walk with the signal ended with a crushed arm.