Recent severe crashes

1. Driver kills 76-year-old on Grand Central 2026-05-17T23:38:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   Late Sunday night on Grand Central Parkway, a driver hit and killed a 76-year-old woman on foot. Another New York death on a high-speed arterial.
   According to the police report, a 43-year-old driver was going straight ahead on Grand Central Parkway in Queens around 11:38 p.m. when he hit a 76-year-old pedestrian. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Overnight SUV Driver Kills Man In Queens Crosswalk 2026-01-01T04:07:00+00:00
   102 ST
   Before dawn on 102nd Street and 32nd Avenue, a driver going straight in an SUV hit two men in a marked crosswalk, killing one and leaving the other unconscious with crush injuries.
   According to the police report, a driver heading south on 102nd Street hit two male pedestrians who were crossing in a marked crosswalk at 32nd Avenue overnight on Jan. 1. One pedestrian sustained crush injuries to his entire body and died. The second, a 24-year-old man, was recorded as unconscious with crush injuries. A parked SUV was also damaged.
3. Police: Unsafe speed, driver maims himself 2026-05-30T16:20:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY EXIT 5 WB
   Police recorded unsafe speed on Grand Central Parkway Exit 5 WB. A 74-year-old driver suffered head crush injuries; a 25-year-old passenger also reported head pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, a crash involving three westbound vehicles occurred at Grand Central Parkway Exit 5 WB near 82nd Street in Queens on May 30, 2026, at 4:20 p.m. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. A 74-year-old driver was unconscious with head crush injuries, and a 25-year-old passenger was injured with head pain and nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver changed lanes, ejected 23-year-old 2026-05-27T16:40:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PKWY
   A driver made an unsafe lane change on the Grand Central Parkway and a 23-year-old man wound up ejected, semiconscious and bleeding from a head injury.
   According to the police report, a crash was reported at 4:40 p.m. May 27, 2026 on the Grand Central Parkway at 94th Street in Queens involving a motorcycle and a four-door sedan. Police recorded unsafe lane changing and following too closely as contributing factors. A 23-year-old man listed as the driver was injured, ejected, semiconscious, and had a head injury with severe bleeding.
5. Driver hits 15-year-old on scooter 2026-05-13T09:40:00+00:00
   96 ST
   A driver in a sedan hit a 15-year-old rider on an L-shaped scooter at 96th Street and 32nd Avenue. The teen was injured, with chest trauma and a reported fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a 28-year-old driver in a 2019 Toyota sedan was traveling west on 32nd Avenue when he hit a 15-year-old male riding an L-shaped scooter traveling north on 96th Street around 9:40 a.m. in Queens. Police recorded the rider as injured, ejected, and incoherent, with chest injury and a complaint of fracture, distortion, and dislocation.