Car Accidents

Maria Montalvo Struck and Killed by a Pickup Truck in Hunts Point, Bronx

A woman died after a pickup truck slammed into her at a Hunts Point intersection steps from her home on Friday morning. Maria Montalvo, 66, was in the crosswalk when a Nissan pickup turned left from Hunts Point Avenue onto Lafayette Avenue, hitting her about 10:40 a.m. Montalvo, who was struck about half a block from

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Mott Haven, Bronx Woman, Candida Acosta, Struck and Killed Crossing the Street near Beekman Avenue and East 141st Street

A Bronx woman was struck and killed while crossing the street last Tuesday. Candida Acosta, 74, was on her way to buy a cup of coffee when she was hit by a grey 2013 Infiniti SUV near the corner of Beekman Avenue and East 141st Street about 11:05 a.m. The SUV was turning from Beekman

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Erika Strebel, 27, Killed in Hit and Run Accident…Who Pays?

27-year-old Erika Strebel was driving her Jeep when it broke down. Police say she and a passenger, 26-year-old Ed Barton got out, and were standing near her vehicle when another car crashed into them, killing Erika and injuring her passenger before fleeing Eastbound on Montauk Highway.  The accident happened at 9 on Saturday night in

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Finally a Driver, Anthony Byrd, is Arrested For Killing a Pedestrian

Police have arrested the driver of an SUV that jumped the curb onto a Brooklyn sidewalk Saturday, killing a 9-year-old boy and injuring the child’s mother and brother. 59-year old Anthony Byrd faces multiple charges, including criminally negligent homicide, assault, and reckless endangerment. The incident happened at the intersection of Dekalb Avenue and Clermont Avenue in

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Car slams into Brooklyn supermarket near Bedford and Clarkson Avenues, woman injured

A woman was seriously injured after a car jumped a curb, hit her, and then slammed into a NSA Brooklyn supermarket. The accident happened at around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Bedford and Clarkson Avenues in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.   The attorneys at Morgan Levine Dolan actively litigate cases and fight for the

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Pedestrian Hit by Taxi at West and Christopher Streets on West Side Highway

A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a cab on the West Side Highway Friday morning. The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. at West and Christopher streets and left the man with injuries to the upper body. The man, whose identity was not immediately known, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. Our law firm

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4 Children Taken to Hospital After School Bus Flips on Staten Island

Four children had injuries after a truck crashed into a school bus and caused it to flip over on Staten Island earlier this morning. The children, along with a bus matron and the driver, were taken to the hospital after the crash near Oakdale Street and Preston Avenue in Eltingville around 8 a.m. The attorneys of

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