A 12 year old bicyclist is in critical condition after he was hit by a car in New York City. This morning around 7:00 am the young man was on his way to yeshiva. As he was riding his bike near Dahill and Courtelyou roads in Borough Park, Brooklyn he…
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Teen pedestrian critically injured in NYC motorcycle accident
A 15 year old boy was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in New York City. The accident occurred in Flatbush, Brooklyn, yesterday around 4:30 pm. The 15 year old boy was crossing East 43rd Street near Church Ave with a group of friends when he was hit by a…
Elderly man critically injured in NYC car accident
An 80 year old man suffered critical injuries in a car accident in the Bronx, NYC. The man was driving on the Cross Bronx Expressway last Thursday when he ran out of gas. He parked his SUV on the shoulder but didn’t properly put the vehicle in park position. As he…
18 years to life in prison for New York driver convicted of second-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment
In 2014, a motorist plowed into a crowd in NYC, killing one person and severely injuring another. He was convicted at a Bench Trial in March. Yesterday he was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. Almost two years ago, 22 year old Kevin Weekes tried to crash a…
Several people injured in car crashes in NYC over the Labor Day Holiday
A livery car crashed into scaffolding and injured several people including a child. ABC7 reported that the crash occurred Saturday night around 9:45 pm in Harlem, New York. Very few details were provided as to what caused the crash and who were the victims. Pictures however show that the impact was…
3 killed and 2 injured in NY car crash
3 people died and 2 suffered personal injury in a car accident in Upstate New York last Saturday around 4:20 am. All the victims were in their 20ies. Nelson Osegueda, Ray Rivera, and Waner Nunez were riding in a car with two other young women on Route 6 in Southeast,…
Two construction workers injured in Manhattan accident
Two hard hats were severely injured in a construction accident in New York. The accident occurred this morning on a construction site located at 21 West 86th Street near Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side. The two men were working on a door frame when it fell. The two workers lost…
Driverless van rolls into two NYC pedestrians seriously injuring them
Two pedestrians were critically injured in a strange car accident in New York City two days ago. A driverless van suddenly started to roll backward hitting a 80 year old woman and a 71 year old food vendor. The driver of the van had exited his vehicle after he thought…
Traffic accidents: Labor Day may be the deadliest since 2008
An estimated 438 people will die and 50,300 will be seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident this Labor Day Holiday. These estimates were released recently by the National Safety Council and cover the period beginning Today at 6:00 pm and ending Monday at 11:59 pm. The estimated number of…
New Focus on Surfing Injuries
What are the risks of injury while surfing? As the swell of tropical storms Gaston and Hermine are hitting the East Coast, New York surfers are getting amped-up by possible big waves coming for this Labor Day week-end. But is it dangerous? A recent study published in the American Journal of…