Astoria (East)-Woodside (North): Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Pickup Strikes E-Scooter Rider on 42nd Street 2025-04-12T16:10:00+00:00
   42 ST
   A Ford pickup hit a man on an e-scooter at 42nd Street and 30th Avenue. He flew, struck his head, and bled. The driver was distracted. A baby watched. The truck was unscathed. The man was not.
   A Ford pickup truck hit a 42-year-old man riding an e-scooter at 42nd Street and 30th Avenue in Queens. According to the police report, the man was ejected, suffered a head injury, and was conscious but bleeding. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. The pickup showed no damage, but the e-scooter rider was left with severe bleeding. No helmet was noted for the rider, but this is mentioned only after the driver’s error. A baby witnessed the crash. No injuries were reported for the truck’s occupants.
2. Pick-up Truck Strikes Infant on Steinway Street 2025-01-11T00:53:00+00:00
   32-72 STEINWAY ST
   A pick-up truck hit a baby girl in the road outside 32-72 Steinway Street. Blood pooled from her head as she lay conscious in the cold night. The truck’s left side bore the mark of impact. The city’s danger pressed close.
   A pick-up truck traveling south struck a baby girl outside 32-72 Steinway Street in Queens just before 1 a.m., according to the police report. The report states the child was in the roadway and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding, remaining conscious at the scene. The truck’s left side doors showed damage consistent with the collision. According to the police report, 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' was listed as a contributing factor. No driver errors were cited in the report. The incident occurred away from an intersection, with the child described as performing 'Other Actions in Roadway.' The report does not mention any additional contributing factors related to the driver. The focus remains on the impact and the resulting injury to the vulnerable road user.
3. Distracted westbound drivers injure passenger 2025-12-01T20:15:00+00:00
   49 STREET
   Two westbound drivers drift by the BQE. Their inattention meets steel. A front seat takes the hit. A young woman’s head snaps back in the dark Queens air.
   Two westbound drivers crashed on 49 Street by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Queens. A man drove a 2024 Honda sedan; another man drove a 2025 Volvo SUV with a 29-year-old woman in the front passenger seat. The sedan’s left front hit the SUV’s right rear. The woman suffered a head injury and reported whiplash. According to the police report, officers recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for both drivers and for the injured passenger. Police data shows distraction by the men behind the wheel turned a straight westbound run into a violent jolt at her seat.
4. Improper pass slams parked Audi 2025-11-29T04:30:00+00:00
   53 PL
   Before dawn in Woodside a driver cut past and took the lane. Metal crushed into a parked Audi on 53 Place at 32nd Avenue. Three men sat hurt in the buckled steel.
   Two sedans crashed at 53 Place and 32nd Avenue in Queens, injuring three men riding in the cars. One driver went straight east. Another driver sat in a parked Audi on 53 Place. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Passing or Lane Usage Improper.” Police recorded improper lane use by a driver as the cause of the crash. A 31‑year‑old male driver suffered back injuries recorded as whiplash. A 30‑year‑old man in the middle front seat also suffered back injuries recorded as whiplash. A 31‑year‑old male occupant was listed with an unspecified injury after the impact.
5. Right-turning driver hits Astoria cyclist 2025-11-14T16:36:00+00:00
   45 ST
   A Toyota driver swung right off 45th and hit a southbound cyclist on 31st Avenue. The man went down hard, clutching his bruised leg, awake in the late light and traffic roar.
   According to the police report, a driver in a TOYT car/SUV turned right from 45 ST toward 31 AVE in Queens and hit a southbound cyclist who was going straight. The 31-year-old male bicyclist suffered a contusion to his knee and lower leg and stayed conscious on the pavement. Impact data in the report show the driver’s right front bumper hitting the bicycle’s left rear quarter panel. The report lists contributing factors as “Unspecified” for both the driver and the cyclist. The bicyclist’s safety equipment is recorded as unknown and is not listed as a contributing factor.