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Barbara Capone, 78, of Staten Island, has died from her injuries after she caused a fatal 10-car crash last weekend. She has been at the hospital in critical condition following the crash.   The crash killed John Gunshefski, 75, of Bayonne, N.J. His wife, Joanne, was listed in critical condition with several injuries. Thirteen others

Five pedestrians were injured when a woman who was driving her husband to the hospital lost control of her car, officials said. The pedestrians were crossing at Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue in Forest Hills when the incident occurred around 3:15 p.m., police said.   The 67-year-old female driver, whose name has not been released,

A 70-year-old man was fatally struck by a car at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Street in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on Sunday night, officials said.   The victim, whose identity has not been released, was crossing the street when he was struck by a driver heading eastbound on Atlantic Avenue, officials said.  

Noah Goldstein, 21, a recent graduate of Fordham University, was found dead on the street after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck him near Columbus Circle on Saturday morning, officials said.   Goldstein was crossing Broadway near West 61st Street around 3:30 a.m. when the vehicle crashed into him and continued on, police said. According to

Four people were hurt, including a 44-year-old suspect tied to a hijacking of a yellow cab, in lower Manhattan on Sunday morning, officials said.   The hijacking incident started when the unknowing cab driver picked up a man around 7:45 a.m. at Essex and Grand Street. The cab driver drove three blocks when the passenger

A 74-year-old man was killed and 12 people were injured in a 10-car pileup on Staten Island on Sunday, officials said.   An elderly female driver may have caused the accident. According to police, the woman had a minor accident when she pulled her Lexus into the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Travis Avenue. However,

Michael Rhone, 39, was killed and six others were injured in two-car collision in the Williamsbridge, Bronx early Sunday, officials said.   Rhone was driving eastbound in a Cadillac SUV on East. 219th Street when a speeding BMW crashed into him at Bronxwood Avenue around 5 a.m., officials said.   The Cadillac was flipped on

A 51-year-old man, whose name was not released, was killed after he crossed the Whitestone Expressway on foot and was struck by two cars in Queens Thursday morning, officials said. The victim was crossing four northbound lanes near the Linden Place exit when a Jeep struck him, police said.   The impact caused the man

Po Chu Ng, 52, was killed when a black SUV struck her while she was crossing Sixth Avenue and West 30th Street around 5:15 p.m.   A 27-year-old male driver was turning left when Ng was struck. The driver remained at the scene.   Ng was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Saber Mohamed, 20, was killed by a speeding car in East New York, Brooklyn, according to reports. Mohamed was a passenger in his friend’s Toyota Sienna when a speeding Ford Explorer blew past several stop signs and slammed into the Toyota.   Mohamed was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Mohamed’s