Bedford-Stuyvesant (West): Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Moped Rider Killed at Myrtle and Bedford 2025-09-02T04:40:00+00:00
   MYRTLE AVE
   Pre-dawn crash at Myrtle Ave and Bedford Ave. Two sedan drivers and a moped driver were going straight. The 25-year-old moped driver died. Police recorded traffic control disregarded.
   Two sedan drivers were traveling north on Bedford Ave while a moped driver traveled east on Myrtle Ave. All were recorded as going straight before the crash. The collision occurred at Myrtle Ave and Bedford Ave in Brooklyn at 4:40 a.m. The 25-year-old male moped driver was killed. Sedan drivers were listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, "Traffic Control Disregarded" was recorded as a contributing factor. Vehicle damage included a right front bumper hit on one sedan and left-side door damage on the other; the moped showed front-end damage. The report did not assign the traffic-control violation to a particular driver.
2. Distracted rider shattered on Mac Donough 2025-11-17T20:00:00+00:00
   MAC DONOUGH ST
   A 48-year-old man rode west on Mac Donough, pulled out from the curb, and went down. No other driver listed. His body took the hit. Brooklyn asphalt held him, hurt and awake.
   A 48-year-old man driving a motorcycle on Mac Donough Street at Throop Avenue in Brooklyn crashed around 8:00 p.m. and suffered paralysis. He was the only person on the motorcycle and was partially ejected, with injury recorded to his entire body. According to the police report, the driver traveled westbound and was starting from parking before the crash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver as a contributing factor, with “Unspecified” also noted. The report lists no other vehicles involved, shows no recorded vehicle damage, and provides no further narrative on the impact.
3. SUV driver injures cyclist at Throop and Flushing 2025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
   THROOP AVE
   A driver in a Jeep went west on Flushing and failed to yield at Throop. He hit a southbound cyclist. The 49-year-old man suffered head lacerations. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   At Throop Avenue and Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a 1999 Jeep SUV, traveling west on Flushing, hit a southbound bicyclist going straight. The 49-year-old cyclist suffered head lacerations and was listed as injured. According to the police report, police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver. Both parties were reported as going straight before impact. Police noted damage to the SUV’s right-side doors and to the bike’s front end. SUV occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. The driver held a valid license. No other contributing factor was recorded.
4. Moped Rider Ejected in Myrtle Ave Truck Crash 2025-09-21T12:27:00+00:00
   MYRTLE AVE
   A box truck and a moped collided on Myrtle Avenue at Sandford Street in Brooklyn. The moped rider, 42, was ejected and suffered a head wound. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.
   On Myrtle Avenue at Sandford Street in Brooklyn, the driver of a box truck and the driver of a moped crashed at 12:27 p.m. The moped driver, a 42-year-old man, was ejected, left unconscious, and bleeding from a head wound. According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling east. The moped’s point of impact was the left front. The truck’s was the right rear. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way. The truck carried six occupants; their injuries were listed as unspecified.
5. SUV driver turning left hits rider on Bedford 2025-09-04T17:14:00+00:00
   BEDFORD AVE
   On Bedford at Putnam, a northbound SUV driver turned left. He collided with a southbound motorized rider. The 36-year-old man suffered deep leg cuts and stayed conscious. Police listed contributing factors as "Unspecified."
   A crash at Bedford Ave and Putnam Ave in Brooklyn injured a 36-year-old man operating an Other Motorized vehicle. According to the police report, a northbound driver in a 2022 Subaru SUV was making a left turn when the two drivers collided in a front-end crash. The man suffered severe lacerations to the lower leg and was conscious at the scene. Police did not record any specific driver errors and listed contributing factors as "Unspecified" for all parties. Both vehicles showed center front end damage. The SUV driver was licensed. The crash involved a left turn by the SUV driver and a southbound Other Motorized driver going straight.