To gawk at something is to stare openly and rudely. Stop gawking at them, gawk at the wreck.
It carries no attempt to hide the staring, which is exactly what makes it rude. It is what slows traffic past an accident, and there is a word for that too.
1phrasegawk atTo stare openly and rudely.
“Half the street came out to gawk at the fire.”
gawk at is a phrase.
Practised in Ways of Looking