Recent severe crashes

1. Driver hits Staten Island pedestrian dead 2025-10-26T18:46:00+00:00
   ARTHUR KILL RD
   On Arthur Kill Road a driver went straight and hit a man on foot. The sedan stayed clean. The man did not. He took the blow and died while police logged distraction.
   A 60-year-old man walking along Arthur Kill Road near Richmond Avenue on Staten Island was hit and killed by the driver of a 2013 Honda sedan traveling west. According to the police report, the crash involved a center front-end impact and listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as a contributing factor. The pedestrian suffered fatal hip and upper leg injuries and was recorded as “Killed.” The driver, an 80-year-old woman, was listed as an occupant with no reported physical injury. Police recorded distraction by the driver while the man walked outside an intersection. No contributing factors were assigned to the pedestrian in the report.
2. Toyota Left Turn Collides With Ford SUV 2025-01-12T21:24:00+00:00
   HYLAN BLVD
   Steel screamed on Hylan Blvd as a Toyota turned left and a Ford SUV came straight. Glass flew. A 75-year-old man, head bleeding, sat trapped behind the wheel. He was conscious but unable to move after the violent crash.
   According to the police report, a Toyota sedan making a left turn on Hylan Blvd near Fieldway Ave collided with a Ford SUV traveling straight south. The report states, 'A Toyota turned left. A Ford came straight. Steel screamed. Glass flew.' The 75-year-old driver of the Toyota was trapped behind the wheel with severe head bleeding, conscious but immobile. The Ford SUV's driver was also injured, suffering chest contusions while restrained by a lap belt and harness. The contributing factor listed is 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way,' indicating a critical driver error by the turning vehicle. Both vehicles were demolished at the point of impact, with the Toyota struck on the right side doors and the Ford at the center front end. No victim behaviors were cited as contributing factors.
3. Driver turning right slams cyclist 2025-11-08T13:00:00+00:00
   CLARKE AVE
   A driver turned off Clarke and cut across a man on a bike. Metal met bone. The rider hit the pavement, arm and hand bruised, while the sedan rolled away without a scratch.
   A driver in a 2008 Subaru sedan turned right from Clarke Avenue onto St Patricks Place in Staten Island and hit a 26‑year‑old man riding a bike straight ahead. The cyclist was conscious and suffered bruising to his elbow, lower arm, and hand. According to the police report, the sedan was “Making Right Turn” and the bike was “Going Straight Ahead,” with impact at the sedan’s right front bumper and the bike’s center front end. The report lists “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” as the contributing factor and records no driver error. No other injuries were reported.
4. Bus driver rear-ends BMW on Drumgoole Road W 2025-10-11T13:25:00+00:00
   DRUMGOOLE RD W
   A bus driver rear-ended a slowing BMW on Drumgoole Road W near Arthur Kill Road. The woman driver suffered neck pain. The male bus driver was listed with an unspecified injury.
   Two westbound drivers crashed on Drumgoole Road W near Arthur Kill Road in Staten Island. A bus driver rear-ended a BMW sedan that was slowing or stopping. The 33-year-old woman driving the BMW suffered a neck injury and whiplash. The 37-year-old male bus driver was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, the BMW was slowing or stopping while the bus was going straight ahead, and the bus driver hit the car's center back end. Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for both drivers.
5. Driver Hurt in Miles Ave Right-of-Way Crash 2025-09-23T08:20:00+00:00
   MILES AVE
   Two drivers collided at Miles Ave and Daleham St on Staten Island. Police recorded failure to yield. A 30-year-old woman driver was injured. The other driver's injuries were not specified.
   Two drivers collided at Miles Ave and Daleham St in Staten Island. One driver was going west. The other was going north. The crash injured a 30-year-old woman who was driving. Her injuries included shoulder and upper arm trauma and an internal complaint, per the report. The other driver, a 61-year-old woman, had injuries listed as unspecified. According to the police report, Failure to Yield Right-of-Way was recorded. Police recorded failure to yield by a driver. Both drivers were traveling straight. Impact points noted were a left front quarter panel on the sedan and a right front bumper on the pickup truck.