Council District 35: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. E-bike driver kills woman on Flushing Avenue 2025-10-06T07:16:00+00:00
   FLUSHING AVE
   E-bike driver going west on Flushing hit a 60-year-old woman near N. Elliott. She died. Two riders were hurt. Police listed no cause and marked the operator unlicensed.
   A driver on an e-bike going west on Flushing Avenue hit a 60-year-old woman near N. Elliott Place. She was killed. The crash injured the e-bike’s 41-year-old driver and a 39-year-old passenger. Both were ejected. According to the police report, the driver was going straight ahead. The point of impact and damage were at the center front. According to the police report, the pedestrian was not at an intersection and was getting on or off a vehicle. Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified." Police listed the e-bike operator as unlicensed in New York. No other vehicles were named.
2. Driver kills 69-year-old pedestrian on Eastern Parkway 2025-09-19T05:18:00+00:00
   EASTERN PKWY
   A driver headed east on Eastern Parkway hit a 69-year-old woman in the roadway near Schenectady Avenue at 5:18 a.m. The front end struck her. Head trauma. Crush injuries. She died in Brooklyn.
   A driver traveling east on Eastern Parkway hit a 69-year-old woman in the roadway near Schenectady Avenue at 5:18 a.m. She was a pedestrian, not at an intersection. The point of impact was the center front end. She suffered head trauma and crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the driver was going straight ahead. Police recorded "View Obstructed/Limited" and "Oversized Vehicle" as contributing factors. The report lists Brooklyn and the 71st Precinct location. No vehicle type was identified in the report. An occupant was listed as a notified person, with no reported injuries.
3. Motorcyclist slams parked dump truck 2025-08-28T03:27:00+00:00
   CLASSON AVE
   Northbound rider hit a parked dump truck on Classon near Atlantic. The bike struck the truck’s rear. The rider wore a helmet. He died. Night streets. Heavy steel. One life gone.
   A northbound motorcycle struck the left rear of a parked dump truck on Classon Ave near Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. The 30-year-old rider, helmeted, suffered fatal head and internal injuries. According to the police report, both vehicles list contributing factors as “Unspecified.” The dump truck was parked; the motorcycle was traveling straight; the bike’s center front hit the truck’s left rear bumper. No pedestrians or other passengers were reported injured. With no stated driver errors beyond “Unspecified,” the record documents a deadly impact between a moving motorcycle and a stationary truck, leaving the rider dead at the scene.
4. SUV Strikes and Kills Child Pedestrian on Albany Ave 2025-06-28T17:33:00+00:00
   ALBANY AVE
   An SUV hit an eight-year-old boy at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The child died. Police cite obstructed view as a factor. The driver was going straight. The street claimed another life.
   An eight-year-old boy was killed when a station wagon/SUV struck him at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the driver was heading south and hit the child with the right front bumper. The report lists 'View Obstructed/Limited' as a contributing factor. The child suffered fatal head injuries. The driver, a 69-year-old man, was licensed and uninjured. No other injuries were reported. The crash underscores the danger when visibility is compromised and large vehicles move through city intersections.
5. SUV Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Fulton Street 2025-05-17T00:21:00+00:00
   FULTON ST
   SUV hit a woman crossing Fulton Street at Washington Avenue. She died from crush injuries. The impact was on the right front bumper. No driver errors listed. Brooklyn night, life lost.
   A woman, age 55, was killed when a Ford SUV struck her as she crossed Fulton Street at Washington Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the impact occurred at the right front bumper of the vehicle. The pedestrian suffered fatal crush injuries to her entire body. The report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors such as failure to yield or distraction are noted in the data. The woman was not at an intersection or marked crosswalk when the crash occurred. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the report.