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A drunk off-duty police officer fatally struck one man and injured three others in Williamsburg on Saturday morning, officials said. At around 3 a.m. on Saturday, the officer, Nicholas Batka, 28, was turning his gray 2012 Dodge Durango from North Eighth Street onto Bedford Avenue when his vehicle mounted the sidewalk and struck the four

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.  

Zaalika Rasool, 41, was killed and three others were injured after a speeding BMW driver slammed into a car in South Ozone, Queens on Sunday, officials said.   According to surveillance footage, the driver of a black BMW X5 was speeding along 115th Avenue when the driver drove past a red light and struck a

Four construction workers were injured after an out-of-control car crashed into a building under renovation in Long Island, officials said. The incident happened at Ocean Avenue and West Main Street in Patchogue around 1 p.m. on Thursday.   The vehicle managed to travel 20 feet inside the structure before coming to a stop.   One

A 35-year-old man was killed on Tuesday evening by a hit-and-run car, police said. The incident happened on Jerome Avenue near Macombs Road in the Bronx.   The man, whose name has not been released, reportedly fell down on the street after stepping out of a cab and was fatally struck by another car that

At least four people were killed and a baby survived after a car crash caused by a speeding driver in Long Island, officials said. Gustave Geyer, 25, was driving southbound in his Chevy pickup truck when he turned onto Yaphank Middle Island Road and struck a 2014 Nissan Altima.   Geyer and three of the

Two people were hurt when an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) arn over them on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, officials said.   The driver, who was on beach patrol at the time, swerved to avoid hitting a lifeguard stand but ended up hitting two men lying on beach towels.   One man

Roxina Clayton, 78, of Laurelton was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle that police were trying to pull over in Cambria Heights, Queens, officials said.   Driver Derrick Perkins, 51, was arrested by police at the scene of the crash. Perkins was spotted speeding and running a red light at 225th Street

Matthew Von Ohlen, 35, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver as he was riding his bicycle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, officials said. He was on a bike lane at Grand Street near Manhattan Avenue when a black Chevy Camaro with tinted windows struck him, officials said.   A surveillance camera showed that the car ran

Three police officers were injured after an allegedly stoned driver T-boned an unmarked police car in South Jamaica, Queens, officials said.   Edward Howard, 25, was making a left turn on Linden Boulevard near Sutphin Boulevard when his white Dodge Charger slammed into the officer’s’ black Ford Crown Victoria.   Three three police officers, whose