Road construction accidents have been increasing during the pandemic. According to a recent article in Construction Dive, 60% of contractors reported an increase in crashes in their work zone last year. During the lockdown as construction work was deemed essential in many States, Department of Transportation officials thought that significantly…
An 8 year old pedestrian was critically injured in a back-over accident in New York City yesterday. The boy was playing on the sidewalk of Webster Avenue near the intersection of Ittner Place when a car pulled out of an auto shop and hit him. The driver stayed at the…
A reckless drunk driver struck a car, killing the driver and injuring the passenger yesterday in Queens NYC. 22 year old Erik Chimborazo was drunk behind the wheel when he hit 47 year old Mohammed Hossain, a Lyft driver who was driving the final passenger of his shift before returning…
15 pedestrians, 8 motorists and 4 passengers died in car accidents in New York City during the month of April reaching a total of 27 traffic fatalities. This is the highest number of motor vehicle accident fatalities in NYC ever recorded during the month of April since Vision Zero started…
One pedestrian died and several other people were injured in multiple car accidents in New York City over the Memorial Day week end. One of the victims was Leonard Mitchell, a 70 year old resident of Brooklyn, NYC. Mitchell was steps away from his home when he was struck by…
A NYC senior pedestrian died two days after she was struck by a massive SUV in a quiet residential neighborhood in Queens. 82 year old Lopamudra Desai was crossing the intersection of Corporal Kennedy Street and 43rd Avenue in Queens, NYC when she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse making…
Mathew Jensen, a beloved Greenpoint teacher, was crossing McGuiness Boulevard when he was struck by a Rolls Royce whose driver took off, letting the man die in the street. The car accident occurred 10 days ago and the police still have not made an arrest despite de Blasio saying that…
Two teenagers recently died in two separate DWI car crashes in Rockland County NY (see previous blog). In an effort to prevent more drunk driving accidents among students, officials organized a simulation of what a deadly DWI or DUI car crash looks like in reality. Community emotionally hurt by two…
In less than 8 hours, 2 people were injured and 2 people died in car crashes in New York City. A pedestrian was killed and another one was seriously injured in a car accident early Monday morning The two men in their 40ies were crossing the street mid-block near Rockaway…
3 High School Students were injured and one died in a car accident in Rockland County, NY. All teenagers were students from Clarkstown North High School. 18 year old Allan Mendoza was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer with 3 other students from his high school on board last Thursday night around…