Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver hits 7-year-old 2026-05-21T16:58:00+00:00
   89 ST
   A driver failed to yield in a marked crosswalk on 89th Street at 88th Avenue, hitting a 7-year-old boy. Police recorded driver inattention; the child suffered a knee/lower-leg injury with minor bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 31-year-old driver in a four-door sedan was going straight on 89th Street at 88th Avenue in Queens when he hit a 7-year-old pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield right-of-way. The child was injured, with knee/lower-leg/foot injury and minor bleeding. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Driver fails to yield, hits Queens pedestrian 2026-04-28T21:00:00+00:00
   80 ST
   A driver making a left turn hit a 51-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at 80th Street and 89th Avenue. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention.
   According to the police report, at about 9 p.m. on April 28 in Queens, a 33-year-old sedan driver making a left turn at 80th Street and 89th Avenue hit a 51-year-old woman crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and driver inattention/distraction. The pedestrian had a hip/upper-leg contusion and was conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Distracted driver hits sedan on Woodhaven 2026-04-11T16:07:00+00:00
   WOODHAVEN BLVD
   Police recorded driver inattention on Woodhaven Boulevard. A driver going straight hit another sedan, and a 6-year-old passenger was injured with whiplash.
   According to the police report, a crash was reported April 11, 2026 at 4:07 p.m. on Woodhaven Boulevard at 85th Road in Queens. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. A driver going straight hit a sedan that was stopped in traffic; a 6-year-old passenger was listed as injured with whiplash and a head injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Box-truck driver merged, sent rider flying 2026-03-27T11:30:00+00:00
   WOODHAVEN BLVD
   A driver’s unsafe lane change on Woodhaven Boulevard ended with a motorcycle rider ejected and bleeding. Queens, late morning.
   According to the police report, a driver on Woodhaven Boulevard at 88th Road in Queens made an unsafe lane change as a motorcycle and a box truck traveled southbound. The crash left the 30-year-old motorcycle driver injured, ejected, and conscious, with minor bleeding recorded.
5. Pickup driver failed to yield, hit e-bike rider 2026-03-07T20:20:00+00:00
   JAMAICA AVE
   A pickup driver making a left turn on Jamaica Avenue hit a 52-year-old e-bike rider. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way.
   According to the police report, a 56-year-old pickup driver making a left turn on Jamaica Avenue at 86th Street hit an e-bike rider who was going straight. The cyclist, a 52-year-old man, was injured with head injury and whiplash. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The crash happened after dark.