Auburndale: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Left-Turning SUV Kills E-Bike Rider on Hollis Court 2025-07-31T14:18:00+00:00
   HOLLIS COURT BLVD
   A driver in an SUV turned left on Hollis Court Blvd at 50 Ave. He hit a 55-year-old woman on an e-bike going straight. She suffered fatal chest injuries.
   A 55-year-old woman riding an e-bike was killed after a driver in an SUV made a left turn on Hollis Court Blvd at 50 Ave in Queens and hit her as she went straight south. According to the police report, both were traveling south and the SUV’s right front quarter panel hit the e-bike’s left front. The rider was ejected and suffered fatal chest injuries. Police recorded all contributing factors as “Unspecified” and cited no driver error. The crash took the cyclist’s life and left another block marked by a turn gone wrong.
2. Sedan Driver Hits Stopped Truck, Two Hurt 2025-09-11T12:30:00+00:00
   CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY
   Southbound on Clearview Expressway, a sedan driver hit a box truck stopped in traffic. The 93-year-old driver bled badly. The truck driver suffered a head injury. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
   A crash on Clearview Expressway involved a southbound sedan and a box truck stopped in traffic. The driver of the sedan went straight and hit the back of the truck. The sedan’s 93-year-old woman driver was injured with severe bleeding and leg trauma. The 38-year-old man driving the truck reported a head injury. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention/distraction in the crash. The truck had center back-end damage. The sedan had center front-end damage. Both drivers were licensed in New York. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.
3. Distracted SUV driver rear-ends SUV 2025-12-04T19:49:00+00:00
   UTOPIA PKWY
   Two northbound SUV drivers met on Utopia Parkway. One slowed. One did not. The rear driver hit hard. A man in the front SUV was hurt. Police recorded driver inattention by both drivers.
   Two northbound SUVs collided on Utopia Parkway at 186th Street in Queens. One driver slowed or stopped. The driver of the second SUV, starting in traffic, drove into the rear of the first vehicle. A 37-year-old man driving the front SUV suffered back and internal injuries. Two infants were listed as vehicle registrants with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the contributing factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction” for both drivers. Police recorded driver inattention by both drivers. No other causes or unsafe actions were listed in the report.
4. Inexperienced drivers crash on Utopia Parkway 2025-11-21T03:00:00+00:00
   46-84 UTOPIA PKWY
   Two sedan drivers met on Utopia Parkway before dawn. Inexperience and distraction steered them together. Steel buckled. A 37-year-old driver bled from his arm as sirens split the dark Queens street.
   Two sedan drivers crashed near 46-84 Utopia Parkway in Queens around 3 a.m., injuring the men inside. One 37-year-old male driver suffered an abrasion to his elbow and lower arm and was listed in shock. Two male occupants, ages 31 and 37, were recorded with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, officers cited “Other Vehicular” and “Driver Inexperience” as contributing factors in the crash. For the injured driver and both occupants, the report lists “Driver Inexperience” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as individual contributing factors. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight before they crashed.
5. Sedan driver slams truck, hurts passenger 2025-11-18T10:45:00+00:00
   CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY
   On the Clearview in Queens, a southbound sedan driver plowed into the rear of a tractor-truck. A front-seat passenger’s shoulder cracked. Police recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and unsafe lane changing by the drivers.
   On the Clearview Expressway in Queens, a southbound sedan driver rear-ended a southbound tractor-truck. A 31-year-old man riding in the front passenger seat of the sedan suffered a shoulder and upper arm fracture. According to the police report, the crash involved “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle.” Police recorded Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle and Unsafe Lane Changing as contributing factors for the drivers. Those documented driver errors came before the impact that injured the passenger. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed in this expressway collision. The report notes air bag deployment and lap belt and harness use for the injured passenger but does not list them as contributing factors.