East Flatbush-Remsen Village: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Pedestrian Killed Crossing With Signal on Rutland Road 2025-05-14T18:02:00+00:00
   RUTLAND RD
   A sedan struck a woman crossing with the signal on Rutland Road. She died from crush injuries. Police cite driver inattention. The car’s front end hit her. Others in the car were not seriously hurt.
   A 68-year-old woman was killed while crossing Rutland Road at E 95 St in Brooklyn. According to the police report, she was crossing with the signal when a westbound sedan making a left turn struck her, causing fatal chest injuries. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the contributing factor. The sedan’s front end hit the pedestrian. Three vehicle occupants, including the driver, were not seriously injured. The driver was licensed in Florida. No other contributing factors were cited in the report.
2. Cyclist Thrown, Bleeding on Rockaway Parkway 2025-01-25T17:13:00+00:00
   ROCKAWAY PKWY
   A 33-year-old man was hurled from his bicycle on Rockaway Parkway near Lenox Road. Blood covered his face. He lay still, incoherent, as his twisted bike frame glinted in the evening traffic. No helmet. The street moved on.
   According to the police report, a 33-year-old male bicyclist was ejected from his bike on Rockaway Parkway near Lenox Road in Brooklyn. The report describes the man as 'thrown from his bike, face bloodied, words broken.' He was found lying still and incoherent, suffering severe bleeding to the face. The bike was described as 'twisted on the pavement,' and the report notes the absence of a helmet. No contributing factors or driver errors are listed in the police data, and no other vehicles are specified as involved. The narrative centers on the violent impact and the cyclist's injuries, highlighting the vulnerability of those traveling by bike in evening Brooklyn traffic. The police report does not cite any cyclist behavior as a contributing factor, mentioning helmet use only in the context of injury description.
3. Unlicensed Texas driver rear-ends Brooklyn cyclist 2025-11-17T15:34:00+00:00
   1046 THOMAS S BOYLAND ST
   A Texas sedan tailed a Brooklyn cyclist. The driver kept coming. Metal kissed rubber. The bike jerked. A man’s leg tore with pain on Thomas S. Boyland Street. Sirens cut through the eastbound lane.
   An unlicensed driver in a Texas‑registered sedan rear‑ended a 34‑year‑old man riding a bike near 1046 Thomas S. Boyland Street in Brooklyn. The cyclist suffered injuries to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, both the bike and the sedan traveled east and the sedan’s center front hit the bike’s center back. The report lists the sedan driver’s license status as “Unlicensed,” with Texas registration, and records no additional contributing factors beyond that unlicensed status. Two people rode in the sedan, including a front‑seat passenger; one person rode the bike.
4. Driver reversing into man at Lenox 2025-11-15T23:36:00+00:00
   E 98 ST
   A driver backed a Mercedes on E 98th at Lenox and hit a 43-year-old man crossing with the signal. Night street. Hard knock. The man went down and came up hurt in the back and inside.
   A driver in a 2009 Mercedes sedan with Pennsylvania plates was backing north on E 98th Street at Lenox Road in Brooklyn when he hit a 43-year-old man crossing in the intersection with the signal. The pedestrian stayed conscious but suffered back and internal injuries. According to the police report, “Backing Unsafely” was listed as the contributing factor for both the pedestrian and the driver entries. Police recorded Backing Unsafely by the driver. The point of impact was the car’s center rear, matching a driver reversing into a person already in the intersection late at night in the 67th Precinct.
5. Sedan Driver Hits Parked SUV, Four Hurt 2025-10-31T00:00:00+00:00
   47 ROCKAWAY PKWY
   A northbound sedan driver hit a parked SUV on Rockaway Pkwy in Brooklyn. Two drivers and two passengers were hurt, including a 6-year-old girl. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.
   The driver of a northbound sedan hit a parked SUV on Rockaway Pkwy in Brooklyn. Four people were injured: both drivers, a 44-year-old front-seat passenger, and a 6-year-old girl in the right rear. According to the police report, the sedan was going straight and the SUV was parked when the collision occurred, with impact to the SUV’s left rear and the sedan’s right front. According to the police report, driver inattention/distraction contributed to the crash. No other contributing factors were recorded in the data.