Fresh Meadows-Utopia: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted SUV driver slams sedan 2025-12-04T19:45:00+00:00
   188 ST
   On 188th Street in Queens, two southbound drivers met in steel. An SUV driver turned right and hit a sedan. A young woman passenger took the worst of it, whiplash and fear in the dark.
   Two southbound drivers crashed at 188th Street and 73rd Avenue in Queens. A driver in a Dodge SUV was making a right turn when he hit a Hyundai sedan going straight. A 25-year-old woman riding in the SUV’s front passenger seat was injured, reporting whiplash and pain to her entire body. A 19-year-old male sedan driver was also injured. According to the police report, officers listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the crash. The report repeats driver inattention for multiple people involved, underscoring that police recorded distraction by the drivers as the key cause of this collision.
2. Southbound SUVs collide on Francis Lewis Boulevard 2025-10-29T14:59:00+00:00
   61-00 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
   Two southbound SUVs collided on Francis Lewis Boulevard. A Jeep driver hit a Honda's left rear with his right front. A 46-year-old driver sustained a neck injury. Police recorded "Other Vehicular" as the factor.
   Two SUVs, both traveling south, crashed near 61-00 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens. The driver of a 2018 Jeep going straight hit the left rear of a 2011 Honda with his right front bumper. The 46-year-old driver sustained a neck injury and whiplash. The 61-year-old driver was listed as unspecified. According to the police report, officers recorded "Other Vehicular" as the contributing factor for both drivers. Both drivers were recorded as going straight before impact. Damage matched the entries: right front on the Jeep, left rear on the Honda. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.
3. Driver rear-ends car on LIE, child hurt 2025-10-19T11:22:00+00:00
   LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   On the Long Island Expressway in Queens, a driver followed too close and hit a car ahead. A 5-year-old boy in the back seat suffered a head injury and whiplash. Both drivers were heading east and going straight.
   In Queens, on the Long Island Expressway, two eastbound sedans were going straight when a driver hit the rear of the car ahead. A 5-year-old boy in the right-rear seat suffered a head injury and complained of whiplash. Other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, police recorded Following Too Closely by the drivers. Vehicle damage notes front-end damage to one sedan and rear-bumper damage to the other.
4. Merging SUV driver hits sedan on 164 Street 2025-09-27T20:00:00+00:00
   164 STREET
   Merging SUV driver hit a northbound sedan on 164 Street at the Long Island Expressway in Queens at 8:00 p.m. Police recorded unsafe lane changing and improper lane use by drivers. An 18-year-old rear passenger was injured.
   An SUV driver merging north on 164 Street at the Long Island Expressway in Queens hit a northbound sedan at 8:00 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2025. The sedan’s left-side doors took the impact; the SUV’s right front quarter was damaged. An 18-year-old rear passenger in the sedan was injured with a shoulder bruise and remained conscious. According to the police report, the SUV driver was merging while the sedan was going straight ahead. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing and Passing or Lane Usage Improper by drivers. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured. The crash involved a 2017 Hyundai SUV and a 2012 Toyota sedan, both registered in New York.
5. Lexus Driver Disregarded Control, Hit 14-Year-Old Bicyclist 2025-09-01T17:00:00+00:00
   73 AVE
   The driver of a 2010 Lexus sedan disregarded traffic control and struck a 14‑year‑old boy on a bicycle on 73 Ave at 197 St in Queens. The boy suffered whole‑body abrasions and remained conscious. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded.
   According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Traffic Control Disregarded." The driver of a 2010 Lexus sedan was traveling north on 73 Avenue, going straight, when he struck a 14-year-old male bicyclist at 197 Street in Queens. The bicyclist suffered whole-body abrasions, reported pain across his body, and remained conscious at the scene. Police noted center-front damage to the Lexus consistent with a direct impact. Driver error recorded in the report is Traffic Control Disregarded. The record lists the bicyclist as injured; no vehicle occupants are recorded as injured.