Police Precinct 81: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Driver Kills Man Crossing Broadway at Suydam 2025-08-02T03:43:00+00:00
   BROADWAY
   A driver hit a 47-year-old man crossing Broadway at Suydam in Brooklyn. The impact crushed his body. He died there. Police listed no driver errors. Vehicle type and driver details were not recorded.
   A driver hit and killed a 47-year-old man crossing Broadway at Suydam Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered crush injuries to his entire body and was killed. Police listed no contributing factors or driver errors in the dataset. The vehicle type, travel direction, and driver details were not recorded. The crash location is within the 81st Precinct area. No helmet use or signaling is mentioned in the report. The record identifies the victim as a pedestrian at an intersection. Beyond that, the data give no cause.
2. Pedestrian Killed by SUV on Marcus Garvey Blvd 2025-05-24T23:55:00+00:00
   MARCUS GARVEY BLVD
   A woman walking outside the intersection was struck and killed by an SUV late at night on Marcus Garvey Boulevard. The crash left her with fatal crush injuries. No driver errors were specified in the police report. The street stayed deadly and silent.
   A 32-year-old woman was killed while walking on Marcus Garvey Boulevard near Van Buren Street in Brooklyn. According to the police report, she was not at an intersection when an SUV struck her, causing fatal crush injuries to her entire body. The crash involved a 2024 Jeep SUV traveling east and two parked vehicles. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The pedestrian's death is recorded as 'Apparent Death' with 'Crush Injuries.' No mention of helmet or signaling is included in the report. The data shows the persistent danger for pedestrians on city streets, even late at night.
3. Distracted driver tears woman’s neck 2025-11-20T10:15:00+00:00
   BROADWAY
   On Broadway at Hart, a northbound sedan driver turned right and hit a 29-year-old woman in the intersection. Her neck was torn open. Blood on the street. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
   A northbound driver in a 2020 Honda sedan turned right from Broadway onto Hart Street in Brooklyn and hit a 29-year-old woman in the intersection. She was listed as a pedestrian with neck injuries and severe lacerations, conscious but badly hurt. According to the police report, the crash involved a “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection.” The report states that police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the driver and for the woman he hit. Police attributed these failures to the driver. Only after listing the driver’s recorded errors does the report note that the woman was “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.”
4. E-bike driver hits two pedestrians on Fulton 2025-09-27T21:29:00+00:00
   FULTON ST
   An e-bike driver going west on Fulton hit two men at Rochester Avenue in Brooklyn. A 73-year-old suffered head lacerations. Police recorded driver inattention and failure to yield.
   The driver of an e-bike traveled west on Fulton Street and hit two pedestrians at Rochester Avenue in Brooklyn at 9:29 p.m. on September 27, 2025. A 73-year-old man suffered severe head lacerations. A 69-year-old man had an unspecified condition. They were not at an intersection. It happened within the 81st Precinct. The driver was going straight ahead. The report lists the point of impact as the center front end. The e-bike showed no damage. One rider. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver.
5. Left turn at Gates and Ralph injures rider 2025-09-03T19:48:00+00:00
   GATES AVE
   A left-turn driver in a sedan hit a motorcyclist going east on Gates at Ralph in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected and suffered severe lacerations. The car driver reported arm pain. Police recorded unsafe speed.
   According to the police report, a driver in a 2012 Honda sedan was making a left turn at Gates Ave and Ralph Ave in Brooklyn when he collided with a 44-year-old man riding a 2024 Ducati motorcycle eastbound. The crash occurred at 7:48 p.m. The sedan traveled west on Gates before the turn; the rider was going straight east. The rider was ejected and suffered severe lacerations. The 25-year-old sedan driver reported arm pain. Police recorded unsafe speed. Both vehicles showed center front-end impact and damage. The report lists no other contributing factors tied to either driver, and both drivers were licensed.