Recent severe crashes

1. Distracted driver hits motorcyclist at night 2026-04-03T21:53:00+00:00
   LILY POND AVE
   On Lily Pond Avenue, a distracted driver hit a 25-year-old motorcyclist. Police say the rider was ejected and left unconscious with a neck injury.
   According to the police report, a 50-year-old SUV driver making a left turn on Lily Pond Avenue at Galesville Court hit a 25-year-old motorcycle rider who was going straight. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and backing unsafely. The rider was ejected and listed as unconscious, with a neck injury and a complaint of pain or nausea.
2. Driver blew the yield, wrecked two sedans 2026-03-06T20:40:00+00:00
   WALLACE AVE
   A driver failed to yield on Wallace Avenue at Mc Clean Avenue and hit another car. Police also recorded unsafe speed; two drivers were injured.
   According to the police report, a driver making a left turn on Wallace Avenue at Mc Clean Avenue failed to yield the right of way and hit a driver going straight. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The 18-year-old driver reported whiplash and a neck injury, and the 23-year-old driver reported whiplash and a head injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
3. Speeding driver hits truck on SIE 2026-02-27T04:46:00+00:00
   STATEN ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
   Police recorded unsafe speed after a driver on the Staten Island Expressway hit a tractor-trailer. The sedan’s driver was trapped and reported a concussion and neck injury.
   According to the police report, at 4:46 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2026, a driver traveling east on the Staten Island Expressway hit a tractor-truck diesel that was also going straight east. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The sedan’s driver, a 32-year-old man, was trapped and reported a concussion and a neck injury. Another occupant was listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Driver inattention wrecks Clove Road turn 2026-05-28T19:22:00+00:00
   CLOVE RD
   A driver making a right turn on Clove Road hit another car, injuring a 44-year-old rear-seat passenger and a 4-year-old boy. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.
   According to the police report, the crash happened around 7:22 p.m. on May 28, 2026, at Clove Road and Mosel Avenue in Staten Island. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and driverless/runaway vehicle as contributing factors. A 44-year-old woman in the left rear seat reported shoulder/upper-arm pain and nausea. A 4-year-old rear-seat passenger was also listed as injured.
5. Driver botches turn, hits southbound car 2026-05-15T11:46:00+00:00
   HYLAN BOULEVARD
   On Hylan Boulevard by Narrows Road South, a driver turning improperly hit another car. A 34-year-old woman driving the other vehicle reported head pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, a 66-year-old driver in a 2012 Dodge sedan was making a left turn on Hylan Boulevard at Narrows Road South when police recorded turning improperly and the driver hit a 2016 Toyota SUV that was going straight. The 34-year-old woman driving the SUV was injured, with a head injury and a complaint of pain or nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.