Another woman in her 60s was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck earlier this morning. This current pedestrian accident happened on Hamilton Avenue in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. The woman was struck by the truck and caught under the wheel according to first responders. As mentioned in our previous blogs, there have […]
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The NYPD is investigating yet another car accident where the pedestrian was struck and killed in the Bronx earlier today. The man was found unconscious at the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Soundview Avenue in the Bronx. He was 75. This has become an almost daily occurrence in New York City. Everyday there is a
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A 16-year-old boy was killed and four college students and one other person were injured when a minivan jumped a curb and slammed into them near LaGuardia Community College earlier this morning. Tenzin Drudak, a high school student, was killed in this pedestrian accident with the van. The van was apparently speeding to make it through
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A 22 year-old man was killed as he crossed within the marked pedestrian crosswalk on the West Side Highway at 23rd Street earlier this morning. The driver of the car left the scene of the accident without identifying themselve. This is a second hit and run death car accident in the last week in
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After a snow storm, many people slip and fall on snow or ice and get seriously injured. Many people suffer injuries to their wrists, legs and faces. Other people seriously hurt their head, neck and back. While there is no legal responsibility for an owner of a business to clear their sidewalk during a storm,
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A bicyclist was killed earlier today in Brooklyn after being struck by two Hondas. He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers. The bicyclist, Victor Lopez, was riding his bicycle on New Utrecht Avenue after 5:00 am this morning when he was struck by a Honda heading in the opposite direction. He was
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A 76-year-old man was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Woodhaven. The driver was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. The accident happened at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 80th Street. The elderly man, John Eberling, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jamaica Hospital. There have been a
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Jobsite accidents in New York City jumped 31 percent from 2011 to 2012, while injuries up 46% in same period. During this time, inspections of worksites decreased 40 percent between 2009 and 2012. Under the Labor Laws in the State of New York, construction workers are supposed to be protected from many of the common
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A crane operator and a construction site sub contractor failed to inspect crane equipment, adding to the cause of the Queens crane collapse. Investigations into the cause of the construction site accident revealed the crane operator and sub contractors did not take proper precautions and ran the crane unsafely, causing the collapse. This most recent
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Earlier this week, we told readers about a horrific car accident that claimed the lives of a husband and wife. The expectant couple was on their way to the hospital in a livery car when they were involved in the fatal car accident. We originally reported that the couple’s newborn baby survived the crash. Sadly,
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