A toddler was fatally struck by a van in New York City. The pedestrian accident occured yesterday around 12:45 pm in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, NYC. The van which was delivering candies and had Kittles and Starbust logos on it, was making a turn from Bay 25th street onto Benson Avenue…
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Pedestrian seriously injured in bicycle accident
A pedestrian suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a cyclist in Manhattan last week. 67 year old Dona Sturm just had lunch and she was crossing west 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues around 1pm when the accident occurred. As Dona was in the crosswalk, a…
Auto accident injuries at record high and upsurge of bicycle accident deaths in New York City during the first trimester of 2019
6 cyclists, 27 pedestrians, 5 passengers and 9 motorists died in NYC traffic accidents during the first 3 months of 2019 compared to 1 cyclist, 26 pedestrians, 2 passengers and 13 motorists for the same period of 2018. A total of 47 people died in motor vehicle accidents in New…
Police release video of speeding hit and run driver accused of striking a 14 year old girl in Brooklyn, NYC
A terrifying video surveillance footage showing a speeding car striking a young pedestrian in the crosswalk in New York City was released by the police in the hope of finding the car driver. The video shows a Dodge Challenger racing down 47th Street, a residential street in Borough Park, and…
The pedestrian carnage continues in New York City
Two more pedestrians died in traffic accidents in NYC at the end of last week. One was hit by a bus and the other one by two cars. A total of 51 pedestrians and cyclists died in traffic accidents since the beginning of the year, an increase of 30% compared…
Pedestrian killed in hit and run truck accident
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a truck in New York City on Wednesday morning and the driver fled the scene of the accident. The accident occurred a little bit before 5:00 am at the dangerous intersection of Flatbush Ave and Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn. 67 year old Linda Douglas…
Pedestrian killed in dangerous corridor where community board was opposing street redesign
A pedestrian was killed by a hit and run driver in New York on Friday. 26 year old Erica Imbasciani was fatally pinned against a parked car by a speeding hit and run driver on 141st Street and Amsterdam on Friday night. The driver was caught by the police and…
Reckless driver who killed NYC pedestrian not charged
The driver who fatally struck an 85 year old woman in Brooklyn, NYC, last Wednesday had previously received 10 tickets for speeding in a school zone and two for running red lights. The police haven’t filed any charges against the driver. The daughter is furious and wants the driver charged.…
January 2019 NYC Auto accident fatalities at their highest since January 2014
19 people died in 167,686 NYC motor vehicle accidents in January 2019 . More than half of the fatalities were pedestrians. 3 of the fatalities were cyclists, 3 were passengers and 3 others died behind the wheel. This number compared to 20 fatalities in December and respectively 11, 18, 17, 13,…
NYC councilman suggests equipping school buses with cameras to prevent children pedestrian accidents
Reckless drivers who endanger young pedestrians by driving around NYC school buses while the stop sign is on might soon be caught on camera and ticketed. The proposal by Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) to equip buses with cameras is coming days after two NYC drivers were seen driving on school…