Recent severe crashes

1. Truck driver backed up, broke man’s leg 2026-03-26T21:13:00+00:00
   270-05 76 AVE
   In Queens, a garbage-truck driver backed unsafely and hit a 58-year-old pedestrian. Police recorded a fracture or dislocation to the man’s knee and lower leg.
   According to the police report, a 61-year-old driver backing a garbage or refuse truck hit a 58-year-old man near 270-05 76th Avenue in Queens around 9:13 p.m. Police recorded backing unsafely. The pedestrian was injured, with a fracture, distortion, or dislocation reported to the knee, lower leg, or foot. The truck was an oversized vehicle.
2. Distracted driver hits parked SUV 2026-04-30T17:15:00+00:00
   UNION TPKE
   Police recorded driver inattention and passing too closely on Union Turnpike. A driver hit a parked SUV, and a 61-year-old driver suffered a knee-and-lower-leg abrasion.
   According to the police report, around 5:15 p.m. April 30 on Union Turnpike in Queens, a 35-year-old driver in an SUV was going straight when police recorded driver inattention/distraction and passing too closely and the driver hit an SUV that was parked. A 61-year-old male driver reported an abrasion to his knee/lower leg/foot. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Teen driver’s left turn sends men hurt 2026-04-29T08:06:00+00:00
   HILLSIDE AVE
   An 18-year-old driver making a left turn on Hillside Avenue hit another sedan at 258th Street. Two 18-year-old drivers were injured, including a head injury with bleeding and a chest injury.
   According to the police report, two drivers, both 18, crashed at Hillside Avenue and 258th Street in Queens around 8:06 a.m. One driver was making a left turn and hit a driver going straight. Police recorded injuries including minor bleeding from a head injury and a chest injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver plows into stopped sedan, Queens 2026-04-24T16:20:00+00:00
   261 ST
   A driver going straight hit a sedan stopped in traffic on 261st Street at Hillside Avenue. A 31-year-old driver was injured, left in shock.
   According to the police report, the crash happened around 4:20 p.m. on April 24, 2026, at 261st Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens. Police said a 49-year-old driver in a sedan was going straight ahead when he hit a sedan that was stopped in traffic. A 31-year-old driver was listed as injured and in shock. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Two drivers collide on Grand Central 2026-04-23T17:29:00+00:00
   GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY
   A driver on Grand Central Parkway collided with another driver near Little Neck Parkway, leaving a 48-year-old woman with a head contusion.
   According to the police report, two drivers going straight ahead collided on Grand Central Parkway at Little Neck Parkway on April 23, 2026, around 5:29 p.m. A 48-year-old female driver was listed as injured with a head contusion and conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.