Recent severe crashes

1. Driver blows Pitkin light, kills woman 2026-01-16T06:43:00+00:00
   PITKIN AVE
   A driver in a Ford SUV ignored the signal at Pitkin and Mother Gaston and hit a woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries and died there in the cold Brooklyn morning.
   According to the police report, a driver in a Ford SUV heading west on Pitkin Avenue disregarded a traffic control at Mother Gaston Boulevard and hit a female pedestrian in the intersection. Police recorded the pedestrian crossing against the signal. She sustained crush injuries to her head and was pronounced dead. The crash occurred on a below-freezing Friday morning in Brownsville.
2. Distracted driver turns left, injures 4 2026-04-02T14:00:00+00:00
   238 JUNIUS ST
   A distracted SUV driver making a left turn hit a sedan at 238 Junius Street. Four people were injured, including an 86-year-old rear-seat passenger.
   According to the police report, a 53-year-old man driving an SUV made a left turn and hit a sedan that a 34-year-old woman was driving, near 238 Junius Street in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The sedan driver and the SUV driver were injured, along with a 52-year-old front-seat passenger and an 86-year-old rear-seat passenger in the SUV.
3. Inexperienced driver fails to yield, kids hurt 2026-03-20T14:12:00+00:00
   ROCKAWAY AVE
   On Rockaway Ave at Lott Ave, police say driver inexperience and failure to yield led to a crash that injured three child passengers — ages 2, 10, and 14 — including whiplash and facial bleeding.
   According to the police report, two drivers going straight on Rockaway Avenue at Lott Avenue crashed around 2:12 p.m. on March 20, 2026. Police recorded driver inexperience and failure to yield right-of-way as contributing factors. Three passengers were reported injured: a 2-year-old with whiplash and neck injury, a 10-year-old with eye pain and nausea, and a 14-year-old with facial injury and minor bleeding.
4. Driver plows into stopped limo 2026-02-10T08:25:00+00:00
   RALPH AVE
   On Ralph Ave by E New York Ave, a driver hit a limo stopped in traffic. A 55-year-old rear-seat passenger was injured, with an internal back injury.
   According to the police report, a driver in an SUV going straight ahead hit the back of a limo that was stopped in traffic on Ralph Ave at E New York Ave in Brooklyn on Feb. 10, 2026 at 8:25 a.m. A 55-year-old man riding in the left rear seat of the limo was injured, with internal back injuries. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Distracted Lexus Driver U-Turns Into E-Biker 2026-01-17T17:55:00+00:00
   81 E 98 ST
   A distracted Lexus driver tried a U-turn at East 98th and hit a 25-year-old e-bike rider going straight. The crash crushed the rider’s lower leg on a Saturday afternoon.
   According to the police report, a northbound Lexus driver making a U-turn at East 98th Street in Brooklyn hit a 25-year-old man riding a Whizz e-bike southbound. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction. The rider sustained crush injuries to his knee and lower leg and was listed as injured and conscious at the scene.