Yasmelin Iglesias suffered severe head trauma after being struck by a van in the crosswalk at 48th St. and Sixth Ave in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York. The 16 year old girl is undergoing surgery. She is in critical condition. The police are still investigating why the 29 year old…
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7 pedestrians died after being struck by cars last week in New York
In New York lately pedestrians have been killed in car accidents on an almost daily basis. Last week another 7 people were killed in traffic accidents, most of them because of driver error. On Friday 66 year old Maria Montalvo was struck in a crosswalk by a reckless driver making…
Unidentified driver dies in Bronx car accident after his vehicle hit a subway pillar, flipped over and caught fire
An unidentified motorist died in a car accident early Sunday at W. 240th St and Broadway in the Bronx, New York. His car flipped and caught fire after he hit one of the poles of the elevated subway. Read more in New York Daily News.
Limo driver and Wells Fargo banker killed in car accident on Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx, New York
Two people died and three others suffered personal injury in a 3 vehicle accident that happened Saturday morning in New York. Atha Noorzi, a 51 year old limo car driver was driving his client Patrick Sheehan, a 54 year old Wells Fargo Banker from JFK airport to Larchmont, NY when…
Product Liability: Several car accidents linked to defective tie-rod assembly prompt Chrysler to recall 1.2 million Ram Trucks
Seven car accidents and two injuries have been caused by a defective tie-rod assembly that became misaligned in some Chrysler Ram Trucks. The misalignment can lead to component fracture and steering loss. These accidents prompted a recall by Chrysler that will include an estimated 842,400 model-year 2003-2008 Ram 2500 and…
You must be kidding… Driving Selfies are the latest craze on Instagram
More than 3000 people die every year in distracted driving accidents but some reckless drivers don’t seem to care. The new “trendy” thing to do is to post Driving Selfies on Instagram and other social media sites. This afternoon research for #drivingselfie on Instagram returned 3,774 posts, #drivingselfies 1,886 posts…
74 year old pedestrian killed in car accident in South Bronx, New york
Another pedestrian was killed in a car accident in New York. A 74 year old woman was in a crosswalk on E. 141st street in South Bronx when she was hit by an SUV heading South on Beekman Street. She suffered a severe head injury and died at the hospital.…
Product Liability – Defective Car : Honda is recalling 344,000 Odyssey Minivans for brake issue
Because a defective sensor may cause the car to brake on its own, Honda is recalling its Odyssey minivans from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Honda will install a new sensor on all recalled models. However new sensors will not be available until the spring of 2014. In the…
New York Car Accident: 32 year old father of 5 struck and killed by enraged driver
A young father died in front of his family after being struck by a crazy driver racing down a sidewalk in the Bronx, New York. Startling video shows the enraged driver racing a dark green 1998 Toyota Sienna down the sidewalk on E. 233rd St. in Wakefield as panicked families…
Two pedestrians died after being struck by an SUV in two separate car accidents in Brooklyn and Queens New York
A 50 year old woman died after being struck by a car when she was crossing crossing Pennsylvania Ave. near Glenmore Ave in Brooklyn Wednesday night. 30 minutes later a similar accident happened in Queens. A 40 year old man died after he was struck by a car while crossing…