A pedestrian died in NYC after being struck by a car that drove over him and didn’t stop. Sunday morning around 2:30 am, 43 year old Doodnach Lalcahn started to cross the intersection of 115th Ave and 131st Street in Ozone Park Queens, NYC, when he fell on the ground. A video surveillance…
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NYC DOT employees caught on video driving recklessly and putting other road users at risk of auto accidents
Among its many responsibilities The NYC Department of Transportation is in charge of implementing Vision Zero a campaign to reduce fatal traffic accidents in New York City. Therefore it would be expected that DOT employees driving around the city lead by example and drive carefully but some of them seem to…
A bicyclist who was almost hit by a car turned violent and attacked the driver with his bike lock
A motorist was severely injured by a bicyclist who hit him in the head with his bike lock in a road rage incident in Brooklyn NYC. Around 7:30 pm on Monday night, a 59 year old man had just left a Greenpoint gas station and was driving his car on McGuinness Boulevard between…
Hit and run driver who stole a SUV, killed a pedestrian and injured two other people in NYC is still at large
A pedestrian died and two other people were injured in a car accident in NYC on Sunday. The accident occurred at the intersection of E. 94th Street and Avenue K in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The driver of a SUV struck another car, lost control of the vehicle that slammed into two pedestrians waiting…
After another Metro-North train accident, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo asks for increased security at rail crossings
A Metro North train crashed into a car in Bedford Hills NY last Wednesday. The driver of the car was crossing the Green Lane railroad crossing when the car stalled. As the crossing gate started to go down she immediately realized what would happen next. She and her passenger quickly escaped…
To prevent and reduce traffic accidents related to distracted driving , causing injury and death, New York legislator wants to introduce a textalyser
In New York City there are around 3,500 motor vehicle accidents related to distracted driving every month. It is the main cause of accidents in the city. Many New York drivers consider their cars like a second office and handle all kinds of businesses that require using their phone while…
11 year old pedestrian critically injured in NYC car accident at an intersection where two other pedestrians previously died
A young pedestrian was struck by a car in New York City last week. The accident happened at the dangerous intersection of E. 165th St. and The Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The 11 year old boy was crossing the Grand Concourse when he was struck by a car driving South on…
A hit and run drunk driver killed a cabbie and injured his passenger in Long Island, NY
A cab driver died and a woman were injured in a car crash in Long Island, NY, early Saturday morning. 23 year old Duke Obule was drunk and speeding behind the wheel of a luxury sports car when he lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Lincoln Road…
Reckless hit and run driver crashes into van injuring 6 in Queens, New York
A speeding driver blew a stop sign and crashed into a van with six passengers after which he ran by foot from the scene last Friday night in NYC. The car crash took place at the intersection of Shore Ave and Princeton Street, in Jamaica, Queens, NYC around 11:00 pm. 6 church…
Pedestrian and her dog die in NY car accident
A young mother and her dog were fatally struck by an out of control car in Long Island, NY. 25 year old Skye Brunetti had just dropped her 4 year old boy at school and was walking back home with her dog when a car jumped the curb and fatally…