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Passenger Killed After LI Car Crash

Brandee Griffin, 33, was killed after her car crashed in Freeport, Long Island, officials said. Driver William Billups, 45, of Hempstead, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, third-degree assault and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.   Griffin was a passenger in the 2001 Buick when the car struck a 2012 Mercedes Benz on

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Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Lower East Side Bus Accident

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being involved in an accident involving an MTA bus in the Lower East Side, officials said. The accident occurred at Canal Street and Allen Street.   The pedestrian, whose identity has not been released, was struck after the MTA bus jumped a curb and struck a gate and bench.

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Two People Injured After Four-Car Accident In Farmingdale

Two people were injured after a multi-vehicle accident in Farmingdale, Long Island, officials said. The extent of the injuries was not known at the time.   Four vehicles, including a fuel truck, were involved in the crash. The fuel truck overturned and spilled oil onto the road, police said.   Roads were closed off at

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Two People Injured In Upper West Side Crash

Two pedestrians were hurt after a car jumped a curb on the Upper West Side, officials said. A 63-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were struck on the sidewalk at West 96th Street by a Toyota Rav5.   The woman was found unconscious at the scene. She was taken to Mount Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital with

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Woman Pushing Stroller With Child Struck By Bus In Queens

A woman was struck by a city bus when she was pushing a stroller with her 3-year-old girl across 46th Avenue at 111th Street in North Corona, officials said. The Q23 bus was traveling on 111th Street when it made a right turn onto 46th Avenue and struck the victim.   The woman, 43, whose

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Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Colliding With Bus

A bicyclist is seriously injured after he veered into the path of a city bus while trying to avoid an open car door in Brooklyn, officials said.   The accident happened at Broadway and Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg around 3:20 p.m. A driver in a parked car opened the door in front of the bicyclist

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Montauk Woman Killed After Car Crash With Gas Truck

Janis Hewitt, 63, of Montauk, was killed after her car was struck by a gas truck near a transfer station, police said.   The truck’s driver, David Kelleher, 42, of Mastic, was driving westbound on Route 27 when Hewitt’s 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, crossed into the westbound lane from the eastbound lane and collided with

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One Teen Killed, Another Injured In Ozone Park Car Crash

Jazmine Marin, 13, was killed and another girl, whose identity has not been released, was injured after they were struck by a car while walking to school in Ozone Park, Queens, officials said. The accident occurred at Cross Bay Boulevard near 149th Avenue around 7 a.m.   The driver, a 55-year-old man in a green

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Woman Dies Days After Staten Island Car Crash

Melodee Gabler, 61, of Long Beach, has died from her injuries after she was involved in a car crash on Staten Island, officials said.   A 61-year-old female driver of a 2016 Hyundai Tuscon was heading westbound on Westcott Boulevard and Crowell Avenue when she struck a 2013 Honda Civic, driven by Gabler.   The

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Woman Fatally Struck By Bus In The Financial District

Bella Krementsova, 58, was struck and killed by a bus at Trinity Place and Exchange Alley in the Financial District, officials said. Cops issued a summons for bus driver, Roger Weckworth, 63, for failure to yield to a pedestrian causing injury, officials said.   Krementsova was crossing the street when she was struck near the

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