A NYC cyclist who was struck by a SUV is likely to die according to a recent article in Street Blog. The man who’s name wasn’t released is a 29 year old black male. He was riding his bike northbound on Ridge Boulevard when he was hit by a SUV…
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9 injured including 4 critically by drunk elderly lady crashing into Weschester restaurant
An intoxicated driver lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a busy Weschester restaurant injuring multiple people including 4 critically. The tragedy occurred at Enzo, a popular Italian restaurant in Mamaroneck on Sunday night around 8:00 pm. 79 year old Roseanne Cassano of Yonkers just had diner at Enzo…
Bronx Garbage truck driver who killed pedestrian had killed another one 6 months before
In a previous post we mentioned that a pedestrian was fatally struck by a garbage truck belonging to Sanitation Salvage two weeks ago in the Bronx. Leon Clark, a man in his 70ies who was living in Adams Houses was walking on E. 152nd St. near Jackson Ave in Morrisiana…
Driver who fatally hit 2 children in NYC charged with manslaughter, assault and criminally negligent homicide
Two months ago Dorothy Burns ran a red like, killed two young children and injured 3 pedestrians in a horrific accident in Brooklyn, NYC (see previous blog). The 2 children were 20-month-old Joshua Lew and 4 year old Abigael Blumenstein, the daughter of Tony award actress Ruthie Ann Miles. Burns…
Hit and Run accident fatalities at their highest in the US, 60% of the victims are pedestrians
2,049 people died in 1,980 fatal hit and run crashes in 2016 in the US according to a study recently released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This is the highest number of fatal hit and run crashes ever recorded in the US. Among the 2,049 people who died…
Elderly pedestrians carnage at Brooklyn car wash
An elderly woman died and her husband is in critical condition after both got hit several times in a freaky car accident at a Brooklyn car wash in New York City. Tuesday afternoon around 3:00 pm, an elderly couple brought their car to a car wash located next to the…
4 years of Vision Zero efforts have lead to a decline of 28% of all traffic fatalities in NYC including 45% in pedestrian deaths
Since Vision Zero started in 2014, NYC traffic fatalities decreased by 28% while nationally they went up by 15%. According to the Fourth Vision Zero Annual Report that was recently released by the de Blasio Administration, the decline was the strongest in pedestrian deaths. They went down by 45% since the…
3 pedestrians died in NYC this week-end including 9 year old killed by 86 year old hit and run driver
An 86 year old driver fatally struck a young pedestrian in a crosswalk on Northern Boulevard Queens, NYC, and left the scene of the accident. He was chased by a taxi driver who was able to stop him several blocks away. The accident occurred last Saturday Afternoon around 1:20 pm.…
Man dies from injuries 9 days after New York bicycle accident
A cyclist who was hit by a cab in New York nine days ago has died from his injuries. On April 16th, 42-year-old Amaury Pena was riding his bike on East 39th Street by the exit of the Midtown tunnel. He was hit by a taxi heading North on Tunnel…
8 year old pedestrian fatally hit by car in New York City
A young pedestrian died after being struck by a van on a Bronx sidewalk in New York City. 8 year old Cellou Diallo was part of a group of children that just came out of a van that had parked on East 125th Street in Williamsbridge . As they were…