A two-car collision at a central Brooklyn corner sent one vehicle into a building Sunday night, where it struck a mother and her two children on the sidewalk. One child was reportedly in critical condition, while police had not yet publicly detailed the family’s injuries. The wreck left behind a smashed fence, a child’s scooter and a baby stroller.
The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. at Park and Nostrand avenues, on the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant. Initial information from the NYPD was limited, but Streetsblog New York City reported that Williamsburg News said two cars collided and one struck the family, with one child in critical condition.
One of the vehicles was a Fisker Ocean SUV with TLC plates. A public vehicle record reviewed through How’s My Driving NY lists a red-light ticket earlier this year and a speeding ticket in 2025, though those records do not establish what caused Sunday’s collision.
Park And Nostrand Have A Troubling Crash Record
The crash landed in an area already drawing concern from street-safety advocates. Data cited by Streetsblog shows 62 reported crashes on Nostrand Avenue between Flushing and DeKalb avenues in 2025, injuring 30 people, while a stretch of Park Avenue between Tompkins and Classon avenues saw 69 crashes and 31 injuries.
There is already a safety redesign proposed for part of the corridor. The New York City Department of Transportation says it is planning Vision Zero improvements on Park Avenue from Broadway to Nostrand Avenue, including painted curb extensions and a buffered parking lane intended to shorten crossings and slow turning vehicles. The agency notes that the surrounding area includes at least five schools, transit stops, Woodhull Hospital and several NYCHA developments.
Sunday’s crash also happened two blocks south of where a 9-year-old boy was killed by a school-bus driver in May. That earlier tragedy, covered by Streetsblog New York City, intensified neighborhood calls for safer streets in a part of Brooklyn where children and families are frequently on foot.
As of Monday, the cause of the collision and the status of any summonses or charges remained unclear. The NYPD says its public traffic-data portal is updated weekly, while investigators continue reviewing the crash and the resulting injuries.
