Overview

• The collision between two marked NYPD cruisers occurred around 10:10 p.m. Monday at Rockaway Freeway and Beach 35th Street under an elevated subway line.
• Four officers—two from each vehicle—were taken to Jamaica Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are now in stable condition.
• The officers had been en route to a 911 report of shots fired in Far Rockaway and no civilians were struck by gunfire.
• The NYPD’s inquiry is examining the crash dynamics, including whether emergency lights and sirens were engaged at the time.
• Officials have launched a review of high-speed response protocols and intersection safety procedures in the Queens transit corridor.