Car Accidents

A 50-year-old male pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV in Queens, officials said. The pedestrian was crossing the street at Springfield Boulevard when a 2014 Kia Sorento struck him while making a left-turn onto Springfield from Murdock Avenue.   The man was rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead from […]

A 44-year-old woman was injured after a motorcyclist struck her while she was crossing the street at Flatbush Avenue and Sterling Place, police said.   The motorcyclist then lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree, officials said.   The victim was taken to New York Methodist Hospital where she was in critical

One person was injured after a private ambulance collided with another vehicle and mounted a sidewalk in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, officials said.   The crash occurred at Eighth Avenue and Union Street.   The victim, whose identity has not been released, was not a passenger in the ambulance. The person was taken to

A pedestrian was killed after a livery cab struck him on the Staten Island Expressway, officials said.   The victim was attempting to cross the Narrows Road North and Clove Road when he was struck by a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria   Emergency responders found the man, only identified as in his 30s, lying down

Six people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway, police said. One of the victims was a former aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Scott Martella, 29.   An out-of-control Subaru Outback crossed a median and struck Martella’s Honda and a BMW, officials said. The Outback event went airborne, police

At least three people were injured after being involved in a chain-reaction car crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Two tractor trailers and two cars were involved in the accident which occurred in the northbound lanes near the Webster Avenue exit.   An SUV failed to slow down around a merger at a construction site,

Dana Smolen, 31, was injured by a taxi driver who struck her and pinned her between the cab and a parked car officials said.   Adam Hernandez, 30, of Brooklyn was charged with vehicular assault. Hernandez told cops that he targeted the woman. “This wouldn’t have happened if I was left alone,” he said. He

Three people were hurt after a 16-year old boy driving without a license and his passenger collided into several vehicles in Union Square, officials said. One officer suffered a sprained ankle from the incident, according to reports.   The teen driver, whose name has not been released, and his passenger, Jumain Wilson, 34, both of

Three people were injured in a car crash involving an NYPD squad car that had its red lights and sirens running, officials said.   Two officers were driving southbound on Graham Avenue in response to a call for help. They passed through the intersection at Maujer Street when a westbound Nissan sedan T-boned their car,

Two pedestrians were fatally struck after a hit-and-run driver struck them in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, officials said. Delman Maldonado, 41, and Israel Turcios, 56, were crossing Fulton Street near Chestnut Street when the driver slammed into them.   Maldonado was pronounced dead at the scene while Turcios was transported to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition.