Crash on Buel Ave, New York, New York

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles

Reporting agency: New York City Police Department
Collision ID: 4788031

From the NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions), record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: Buel Ave
City, county: New York, Richmond County
ZIP: 10304
Pedestrians injured: 0
Cyclists injured: 0
Motorists injured: 1
People involved: 4
Injured: 1
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2014 Hond -Car/SUV

Sedan

Damage: Center Back End
Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, male, 41Restraint: None
Unknown
Passenger, maleRestraint: Child Restraint Only
Injured
Passenger, female, 39Restraint: None
Unknown

Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2025 BMW -Car/SUV

Sedan

Damage: Center Front End
Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, male, 22Restraint: None
Unknown

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 contributing factor: Following Too Closelyas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

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About this record

Source: NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions)
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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