Cunningham Park: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Truck driver rear-ends SUV on LIE 2025-12-05T06:10:00+00:00
   CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY
   A truck driver rode too close on the expressway and drove into the back of an SUV. Two young occupants suffered back injuries as traffic closed in around them.
   A box truck driver heading east on the Long Island Expressway drove into the back of an eastbound Ford SUV near the Clearview Expressway in Queens. Two 28-year-olds in the SUV, the driver and a front passenger, suffered back injuries and reported whiplash. According to the police report, officers listed “Unsafe Lane Changing” and “Following Too Closely” as contributing factors, recording those driver errors for everyone involved. The impact crushed the SUV’s rear and crumpled the truck’s front. The crash left multiple occupants hurt on a high-speed city expressway built for traffic, not for human bodies.
2. Head-on crash by Cunningham Park 2025-11-30T11:20:00+00:00
   CUNNINGHAM PARK SR
   Two drivers met nose to nose by Cunningham Park. Steel buckled. Glass flew. A woman and a six-year-old girl took the blow with their heads. Sirens rolled in over the grass and trees.
   Two drivers crashed head-on near Cunningham Park Service Road and Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens. A woman driving a southbound SUV and a man driving a northbound pickup truck hit each other front to front. The impact hurt the 34-year-old woman driver, who suffered head whiplash. It also injured a six-year-old girl riding in the right rear seat, who suffered a bruised head. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight ahead before the collision, and officers listed the contributing factor for every person as “Unspecified.” Police recorded no specific failure to yield, distraction, or speeding, only that driver actions brought both vehicles together and left a child and her driver injured.
3. Queens lane change slams kids 2025-11-21T19:00:00+00:00
   CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY
   On the Clearview in Queens a Florida SUV driver cut across southbound lanes into slowing traffic. Steel buckled. Three children and a woman took the force in hips, backs, necks, and heads.
   On the Clearview Expressway in Queens, a driver in a Florida‑registered SUV changed lanes into a line of southbound traffic that was slowing or stopped, setting off a multi‑vehicle crash involving several SUVs and a sedan. According to the police report, listed contributing factors were “Unsafe Lane Changing” and “Other Vehicular.” Police recorded unsafe lane changing by the driver who moved between lanes and hit vehicles already slowing or stopped in traffic. A 7‑year‑old boy in a rear seat suffered a hip and upper‑leg injury. A 9‑year‑old girl in the front area suffered a head abrasion. A 15‑year‑old boy in a rear seat and a 14‑year‑old front passenger both reported neck injuries. A 34‑year‑old woman driving another vehicle suffered a back injury.
4. Unlicensed rider ejected on Clearview Expressway 2025-11-01T18:39:00+00:00
   CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY
   A 22-year-old motorcyclist crashed on Clearview Expressway in Queens. He was ejected and hurt. Police recorded driver inexperience. Records show he was unlicensed. Another person was listed with unspecified injury.
   A 22-year-old motorcyclist crashed while heading south on the Clearview Expressway in Queens at 6:39 p.m. on November 1, 2025. The center front of the motorcycle was damaged. The driver was ejected and suffered a leg fracture but was conscious. Another person was listed in the report with unspecified injury. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience as a contributing factor. Vehicle records list the operator as unlicensed. No other vehicles were listed in the collision. The crash was recorded in the 107th Precinct area.
5. BMW driver injured at Francis Lewis and Union 2025-10-19T15:14:00+00:00
   FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
   A 26-year-old BMW driver, eastbound and going straight, crashed at Francis Lewis Blvd and Union Tpke in Queens. He suffered a shoulder bruise. Undercarriage damage. Police recorded "Other Vehicular" as a factor.
   A 26-year-old man driving a 2023 BMW sedan crashed at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Union Turnpike in Queens. He was going east and going straight. He suffered a shoulder contusion and was conscious. The car’s undercarriage was damaged. According to the police report, the driver was licensed in Florida and wore a lap belt and harness, and police recorded "Other Vehicular" as a contributing factor with point of impact listed as the undercarriage. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured.