It happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday on Avenue Z and Ocean Parkway in the Gravesend section.
A Hyundai Sonata plowed through a red light and struck an Infiniti SUV that wound up hitting a pole.
The Sonata's driver is listed in critical condition while the 31-year-old driver of the SUV declined medical attention.
The crash is under investigation.
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