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.
Yennifer Blanco-Liz, 23, of Brooklyn, was killed after a motorcycle crashed in the Lincoln Tunnel, officials said. Blanco-Liz was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by a 35-year-old man from Hyde Park. The motorcycle driver crashed into a wall as he was exiting the tunnel into New Jersey, police said. Both the driver
A driver, whose identity has not been released, was injured after a three-car crash in East Hampton, officials said. The extent of the driver’s injuries was unknown. According to police, a southbound vehicle crossed over the double yellow line on Swamp Road and struck two oncoming vehicles. The vehicle then flipped over. Emergency responders
Norman Williams, 35, was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of vehicular assault in a car crash that injured six people, according to reports. Williams was speeding on Fingerboard Road when he crashed into a utility pole, officials said. There were five
Jairam Budhu, 58, was arrested and charged with a deadly crash that killed Zaalika Rasool and injured her nine-year-old daughter, Sarah, officials said. Budhu was charged with manslaughter, assault, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and unlicensed operation of a car. According to police, Budhu’s black 2002 BMW collided with
Seven children were hospitalized after a pickup truck struck their SUV at Peninsula Boulevard and Lyon Place in Lynbrook, Long Island. One child was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition with head trauma. The conditions of the other children are unclear. The children, ages nine to 14, were all passengers in a Ford
Thirteen people were injured after a double-decker tour bus drove off the roadway and slammed into a tree on the eastern edge of Central Park, officials said. The incident happened at 1:14 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and East 63rd Street. Two tourists, a 70-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman, were treated for head injuries
A delivery driver on a motorized scooter was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Crown Heights on Saturday evening, officials said. The 29-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was driving toward the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Place around 10 p.m. Saturday when a dark-colored sedan crashed into him. The driver
At least 15 people were injured after an NJ Transit bus rear-ended another bus in the Lincoln Tunnel on Monday morning, officials said. The Route 114 bus, from Plainfield to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, rear-ended a Route 190 bus, officials said. There were 103 passengers on the buses, 46 passengers on the Route
A man, whose identity has not been released, was seriously injured after he was struck by two cars in Tribeca on Friday, sources said. The incident happened at Canal Street near West Broadway around 4:40 a.m., police said. The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he remains in serious condition, officials said.
