Gravesend (South): Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Bay 49 Street SUV driver injures e-bike rider 2025-10-06T10:20:00+00:00
   BAY 49 ST
   An SUV driver and an e-bike rider collided on Bay 49 Street at Cropsey Avenue in Brooklyn. The rider, 68, was ejected with severe facial cuts. Police cited driver inattention.
   An SUV driver and an e-bike rider crashed on Bay 49 Street at Cropsey Avenue in Brooklyn. The 68-year-old rider was ejected and suffered severe facial lacerations but remained conscious. The 74-year-old SUV driver was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the SUV driver. The report lists both traveling east before the crash, with the SUV stopped in traffic. The e-bike was marked with left-front damage; the SUV with right-rear contact.
2. Left-turn driver slams moped rider 2025-11-26T18:24:00+00:00
   W 8 ST
   On West 8th at 86th, a sedan driver cut left and hit a 22-year-old moped rider. He went down hard, hip and leg bruised. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
   A driver in a Nissan sedan turned left from westbound 86th Street at West 8th Street in Brooklyn and hit a 22-year-old man driving a moped. The rider suffered a hip and upper-leg contusion and was listed as injured. Several occupants and registrants tied to the sedan and a standing vehicle were marked with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the crash listed “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Police recorded failure to yield by the driver as the contributing factor for the moped rider, the sedan driver, passengers, and people connected to the standing vehicle. No other contributing factors appeared in the data.
3. Drug-using, speeding driver injures passenger on Cropsey 2025-10-13T05:58:00+00:00
   CROPSEY AVE
   A driver in an SUV crashed on Cropsey Avenue at Bay 50 Street at 5:58 a.m. The front-seat passenger suffered a neck injury. Police recorded drugs and unsafe speed by the driver. The driver was also hurt.
   A driver in a 2019 Nissan SUV traveling east on Cropsey Avenue at Bay 50 Street in Brooklyn crashed at 5:58 a.m. The front-seat passenger, a 45-year-old woman, suffered a neck injury. The 33-year-old male driver was also injured, with shoulder and upper arm trauma and minor bleeding. According to the police report, officers recorded Drugs (illegal) and Unsafe Speed by the driver. The SUV carried two people and showed damage to the left front bumper. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as injured.
4. Brooklyn lane-change crash injures child passenger 2025-09-16T17:13:00+00:00
   BAY 46 ST
   Two SUV drivers collided on Bay 46 Street near Shore Parkway. A child in the right rear seat was hurt. The Infiniti driver, 38, reported neck pain. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. One driver changed lanes; the other went straight.
   Two SUV drivers crashed on Bay 46 Street near Shore Parkway in Brooklyn. A male child riding in the right rear seat was injured. The 38-year-old Infiniti driver was also hurt with neck pain. The driver of a 2016 Mazda SUV was changing lanes. The driver of a 2023 Infiniti SUV was going straight. The impact damaged the Infiniti’s right front and the Mazda’s left front. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The report lists both drivers traveling northwest before the collision. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured.
5. SUV driver turns into 14-year-old on motorized device 2025-08-27T13:15:00+00:00
   STILLWELL AVE
   The driver of an SUV turned right and struck a 14-year-old operating a motorized device on Stillwell Ave. The teen fell and suffered a shoulder abrasion. Police recorded no other injuries.
   A driver in a Honda SUV turned right and struck a 14-year-old operating a motorized device at Stillwell Ave and Bay 50 St in Brooklyn. The teen suffered an abrasion to the shoulder. According to the police report the SUV was "Making Right Turn" and the other vehicle was "Going Straight Ahead." The report lists contributing factors as "Unspecified." Police did not list a specific driver error. The SUV's point of impact was the right front bumper; the motorized device's point of impact was its right side doors. No injuries were reported for the SUV occupants.