Recent severe crashes

1. Driver blows traffic control, concusses motorist 2026-05-31T06:50:00+00:00
   ST JOHNS PL
   On Johns Place at Troy Avenue, a driver disregarded traffic control and hit another sedan. A 23-year-old driver suffered a concussion and neck injury.
   According to the police report, a driver disregarded traffic control on Johns Place at Troy Avenue in Brooklyn and hit another sedan around 6:50 a.m. on May 31, 2026. A 23-year-old man listed as a driver was injured, with a concussion and neck injury recorded. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
2. Distracted driver hits 71-year-old in crosswalk 2026-04-16T16:04:00+00:00
   BERGEN ST
   A 74-year-old driver making a left turn hit a 71-year-old woman crossing with the signal at Bergen Street and Albany Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention; the woman suffered a head injury with severe bleeding.
   According to the police report, a 74-year-old driver making a left turn in an SUV hit a 71-year-old pedestrian at the intersection of Bergen Street and Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The pedestrian was conscious and reported severe bleeding with a head injury.
3. Distracted driver hits driver on Eastern Parkway 2026-04-08T00:00:00+00:00
   EASTERN PKWY
   Two drivers on Eastern Parkway at Rochester Avenue both got tagged for inattention after one hit the other overnight. A 58-year-old driver was injured with crush injuries to a knee/lower leg/foot.
   According to the police report, two sedan drivers going straight on Eastern Parkway at Rochester Avenue crashed overnight in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction for both drivers. A 58-year-old male driver was listed as injured, with crush injuries to the knee/lower leg/foot, and was conscious. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
4. Unlicensed driver ejected in speeding crash 2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00
   ALBANY AVE
   Police recorded unsafe speed. An unlicensed driver was ejected and badly hurt after a crash near Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway.
   According to the police report, police recorded unsafe speed in a crash at Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn just after midnight. A driver in a station wagon/SUV was making a right turn when the vehicles crashed with another road user listed as “Standing S.” The second operator, recorded as unlicensed, was ejected and injured, with facial injury and severe bleeding.
5. Driver plows into parked taxi 2026-03-29T05:10:00+00:00
   EASTERN PKWY
   At 5:10 a.m. on Eastern Parkway, a driver going straight ahead hit a parked taxi. Two men in that taxi were hurt, including one reported unconscious with crush injuries.
   According to the police report, at 5:10 a.m. on March 29, 2026, a driver going straight ahead on Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue hit a taxi that was parked. The report lists two injured occupants in the taxi: a 33-year-old man reported unconscious with back crush injuries, and a 34-year-old man with hip/upper-leg crush injuries. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.