Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Unlicensed BMW Driver Crashes Into Parked Car 2025-08-29T15:00:00+00:00
   RICHMOND AVE
   A northbound BMW sedan struck a parked Chevrolet on Richmond Ave at Vedder Ave. The BMW’s front crushed. A 33-year-old woman driver was injured, conscious, with crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm. Police cited driver inattention.
   A northbound BMW sedan struck a parked Chevrolet on Richmond Ave near Vedder Ave in Staten Island. One woman, the BMW driver, suffered crush injuries to her elbow and lower arm and was conscious. According to the police report, contributing factors included "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The police report lists the BMW driver as "Unlicensed." Police recorded the parked Chevy’s right rear bumper as the point of impact and the BMW’s left front bumper as damaged. The BMW deployed airbags. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured. Precinct 121 and collision ID 4838457 are cited in the file.
2. Distracted Sedan Driver Hits Pedestrian on Granite Ave 2025-04-29T16:59:00+00:00
   84 GRANITE AVE
   A distracted driver struck a man off Granite Ave. The sedan’s bumper hit his leg. The pedestrian suffered severe lacerations. Streets remain dangerous for those on foot.
   A sedan traveling west on Granite Ave struck a 37-year-old man who was not in the roadway. According to the police report, the crash was caused by 'Driver Inattention/Distraction.' The pedestrian suffered severe lacerations to his lower leg and foot. The impact came from the sedan’s left front bumper. The driver, operating with a permit, and a female passenger were not seriously hurt. The report lists no other contributing factors. The crash highlights the ongoing risk to pedestrians from driver distraction.
3. Speeding SUV driver injures Staten Island walker 2025-11-25T18:47:00+00:00
   129 AMADOR ST
   A driver pushed an SUV too fast on a slick Staten Island block and hit a man stepping out near parked cars. His shoulder snapped. Children inside cried hurt. The street stayed wet. The record flags speed and slick pavement.
   A driver in a 2019 SUV, heading west near 129 Amador St. on Staten Island, hit a 52-year-old man who was walking outside an intersection and emerging from in front of or behind a parked vehicle. The man suffered a fracture to his shoulder and upper arm and was listed as injured and in shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Unsafe Speed” and “Pavement Slippery.” Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver as a primary factor. Four people riding in the SUV, including a 7-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and an infant girl, were also recorded with unspecified injuries.
4. Driver pulls from curb, hits boy 2025-11-17T08:00:00+00:00
   1767 FOREST AVE
   On Forest Avenue a driver left the curb and hit a 13-year-old boy. The child stood outside the intersection. The sedan’s right front bumper took him in the abdomen. Sirens came. The report called the cause “unspecified.”
   A driver in a New York-registered 2024 sedan pulled from a parked spot near 1767 Forest Avenue in Staten Island and hit a 13-year-old boy on foot outside an intersection. The right front bumper struck the child in the abdomen and pelvis, leaving him conscious but injured with a contusion. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified” for both the driver and the boy. Police recorded the car’s pre-crash status as parked, with the driver alone inside, and logged the point of impact and damage at the right front bumper. No specific driver errors, helmet use, or signaling issues were documented.
5. Distracted SUV driver injures teen cyclist 2025-11-16T08:50:00+00:00
   NETHERLAND AVE
   On Netherland Avenue at Harbor Road, a distracted Audi driver turned right into a 17-year-old on an e-bike. The boy stayed conscious, hip and leg bruised on Staten Island pavement.
   A driver in a 2021 Audi SUV turned right from Harbor Road toward Netherland Avenue on Staten Island and hit a 17-year-old boy riding an e-bike eastbound. The police data show the teen going straight as the driver turned, with the SUV’s front end hitting the bike’s right side. According to the police report, the bicyclist remained conscious and suffered a hip and upper leg contusion recorded as an injury. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver as the contributing factor in the crash. After listing the driver’s inattention, the report noted the teen used no safety equipment. Three people, including a front-seat passenger, rode in the SUV.