Car Accidents

A 70-year-old man was seriously injured after a hit-and-run driver struck him in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.   The man, who has not been identified, was on a motorized scooter when he was hit by a white car as it was turning into 85th Street and 25th Avenue, according to reporters.   […]

Carol Dauplaise, 77, was killed after being struck by a livery cab while she was crossing Madison Avenue at East 36th Street at around 8:35 a.m., police said. She was carrying a suitcase when she was struck by the black Toyota Avalon.   Around 10 good Samaritans tried to rescue Dauplaise who was pinned underneath

Three people were killed and two people were injured in separate collisions involving motor vehicles around New York City on Sunday, police said.   Jose Contreras, 63, was trying to cross Webster Avenue near the entrance ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway when he was struck by a black sport utility vehicle at around 1:30

Kathy Horan, 61, was arraigned with two felony charges for leaving the scene of an accident, which resulted in the death of a man and injured three others in Medford on Friday night, according to reports. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality, and leaving the scene involving a

A driver and his passenger were killed when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail, went airborne and burst into flames off Laurelton Parkway in Queens, officials said.   The passenger, who was only identified as a female co-worker of the driver, was riding in the passenger seat of the 2007 Infiniti G35

A 12-year-old girl was hit and killed by a car in front of her school on Monday morning in Long Island, school officials said. The accident happened in front of her twin sister as the pair were crossing the street.   Gabrielle Johnson was fatally struck by a car after she and her twin sister

A drunk driver of a BMW fatally struck a man in Washington Heights early Saturday, hours after a hit-and-run driver of another BMW critically injured a woman in Brooklyn, officials said.   Driver Jonathan Segura, 34, of the Bronx, was exiting the George Washington Bridge when he struck a man and woman, both 46-years-old, on

Two men were killed and a third man suffered serious injuries in a one-car crash on Tuesday morning in Fort Salonga, Long Island, officials said.   Leland Acampora, 26, of Hauppague was driving a Hyundai Sonata on Route 25A near Fort Salonga Road and Makamah Road at around 4:30 a.m. when he lost control of

A 4-year-old boy was in serious condition after the car he was riding in veered off the road and hit a tree on Long Island.   The boy’s grandfather, 65, was the driver of the 2008 Nissan Altima that carried the boy. The man lost control of the car, careened onto the sidewalk and slammed

Matthew Murphy was taken into custody after he fled from the scene of a hit-and-run accident and plunged his car into the Gowanus Canal, officials said.   At around 11:15 a.m., Murphy made a left turn with his car onto Degraw Street from Court Street, but struck a Toyota and a 47-year-old woman in the