Kew Gardens Hills: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted Sedan Driver Strikes Infant in Queens 2025-02-10T21:38:00+00:00
   75-11 150 ST
   A distracted sedan driver struck an infant boy in Queens. The right front bumper hit his head. Blood pooled on the dark asphalt. The child lay semiconscious, not yet one year old. The road offered no protection. The car did not stop.
   According to the police report, a sedan traveling north near 75-11 150th Street in Queens struck an infant boy who was not yet one year old. The vehicle's right front bumper hit the child's head, causing severe bleeding and leaving him semiconscious on the roadway. The report states the crash occurred at 21:38, after dark. Driver inattention and distraction are cited as the sole contributing factors in both the vehicle and person records. The narrative confirms the driver was distracted at the time of impact. No contributing factors are attributed to the infant pedestrian. The police report describes the scene in stark terms: 'The right front bumper hit his head. He bled on the asphalt, semiconscious.' The data underscores the lethal consequences of driver distraction, especially for the most vulnerable.
2. Driver hits man crossing Kissena 2025-11-10T14:29:00+00:00
   71-02 KISSENA BLVD
   A westbound sedan driver hit a man crossing Kissena. Center-front crush. His leg bruised, street scarred. Police logged every cause as unspecified.
   A woman driving a 2024 Nissan sedan west on Kissena Boulevard near 71-02 hit a 29-year-old man who was crossing the roadway away from an intersection. He was conscious and suffered a contusion to his knee and lower leg. According to the police report, the driver was licensed, going straight ahead, and the point of impact and damage were at the center front of the car. According to the police report, contributing factors for the driver were listed as “Unspecified.” Police also recorded contributing factors for the pedestrian as “Unspecified,” while noting he was “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.” No other injuries were reported.
3. Trailing driver rear-ends turning sedan 2025-11-08T20:09:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   On Union Turnpike by Main, a southbound driver tailed close and drove straight into a turning sedan. Steel crumpled. Glass spat. A 28-year-old passenger took a head blow and concussion. The rear driver walked off with back pain.
   Two sedans moved south on Union Turnpike near Main Street in Queens when the driver of the rear car hit the sedan ahead as that driver made a right turn. A 28-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat of the turning car suffered a head injury and concussion. The 67-year-old driver of the trailing car reported back pain. According to the police report, officers recorded “Following Too Closely” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” by the drivers. Impact notes list center-front damage on the trailing sedan and center-rear damage on the turning sedan, marking a clear rear-end hit into a car already in the turn.
4. Bus Overturns on Grand Central Parkway 2025-10-16T06:35:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY
   Sedan and bus crashed on Grand Central Parkway near Parsons Boulevard in Queens. The bus ended up overturned. The bus driver, 47, and her front passenger, 58, were injured and trapped. Police recorded driver inexperience.
   A sedan and a bus collided on the Grand Central Parkway near Parsons Boulevard in Queens at about 6:35 a.m. The crash left the bus overturned. The bus driver, 47, was injured and trapped, with a shoulder injury and shock noted. Her front passenger, 58, sustained a facial injury, minor bleeding, and shock, and was also trapped. Police listed the 21-year-old sedan driver with air bag deployment and no injury complaint. Both drivers were recorded as going straight ahead. According to the police report, "Driver Inexperience" was the contributing factor.
5. Teen motorcyclist ejected in Queens intersection crash 2025-10-15T22:28:00+00:00
   147 ST
   A southbound SUV driver and an eastbound teen motorcyclist collided at 147 St and 73 Ave. The rider was ejected and left unconscious with a head injury. A 20-year-old passenger in the SUV was hurt.
   A southbound SUV driver and an eastbound teenage motorcyclist collided at 147 St and 73 Ave in Queens at 10:28 p.m. The 16-year-old rider was ejected, found unconscious, with a head injury and internal trauma. A 20-year-old woman riding in the SUV’s front seat suffered chest injuries and pain. The SUV driver was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Driver Inexperience. Police also listed the motorcycle as demolished and documented impact to the SUV’s right front quarter panel.