Author name: Morgan Levine Dolan

A driver and four pedestrians were injured after a scaffolding collapsed on them from a taxi car crash in Harlem, officials said. Two were in serious condition, according to officials.   The driver, whose identity hasn’t been released, lost control of his car, officials said. He struck the scaffolding in front of a building at

Zachary Dunn, 18, of Yonkers was killed after a hit-and-run accident on the Saw Mill Parkway near the McLean Avenue bridge, officials said.   Officials later arrested Junior Silverio-Ventura, 19, who they have charged with felony for leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident.   Dunn’s car had a flat tire and he

Armando Mino, 43, surrendered to the police after he fled the scene of a car accident that seriously injured a 6-year-old boy, police said. Mino allegedly struck the boy while he was crossing Fort Hamilton Parkway at 41st Street with his father and younger brother.   Luis Amen-Dano sustained serious injuries from the crash. The

A man was struck by two cars, one fatally, after he was crossing the street at Bronxdale Avenue and Barnes Avenue in Morris Park, Bronx, officials said. One of the drivers fled the scene.   The victim, whose name has not been released, was crossing the street when a light-colored van struck him on Brookdale

Gen Zhan, 81, of Kips Bay, was struck by an ambulance at the intersection of 14th Street and Second Avenue, officials said.   He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police said.   A 22-year-old man was driving the ambulance when he made a left-turn

A motorcyclist was killed after he collided with a white Chrysler in the Bronx, officials said. The 48-year-old man was traveling eastbound on the Bruckner Expressway when he collided with a car going in the same direction, police said.   The motorcyclist, whose identity was not released, lost control of his bike and hit the

Five kayakers were injured after after a ferry struck them on the Hudson River, officials said.   The kayakers, led by a Manhattan Kayak staffer, were traveling in a group of 11 when a NY Waterway ferry pulled out of Pier 79 near 12th Avenue and 39th Street and struck the group. The ferry’s captain

A woman was killed and another man was seriously hurt when an unoccupied van rolled backward and struck them on a sidewalk at Broadway and 32nd Street in Astoria, Queens, police said.   An 80-year-old woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead. A 71-year-old man was also taken

Desray Leroy, 23, was killed in a Queens car crash after she and six people piled into a five-passenger car and struck another vehicle at Linden Boulevard in South Ozone Park, officials said.   Leroy and her friends were returning home after a surprise birthday party for her sister, Stephanie, 21.   The victim had

Three people were killed and at least 11 others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway, officials said. Six vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction car crash in Maspeth, Queens.   Driver Michael Fabre, 25, of Queens, was driving with his passengers, Giovanny Sanchez, 24, of Brentwood, L.I. and Christina Formato,