While the NYPD mentioned to media that the woman who fatally struck a delivery worker in Queens, NYC and crashed her car in the dining area of a restaurant might have suffered a medical episode, her family disagrees. Costas Yerolemou, the ex-husband of Maro Yerolemou told Street Blog NYC that…
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NYC Construction Accidents Prevention: Build Safe , Live Safe 2021 Digital Conference is this week
How to prevent injuries and deaths caused by construction accidents in New York City is the main subject of the yearly Build Safe, Live Safe Conference organized by the NYC Department of Buildings. The conference is digital for the second consecutive year because of the ongoing Covid19 restrictions in regards…
Reckless drivers kills delivery man on scooter and crashes into restaurant shed
A 37 year-old delivery man was killed and several other people were injured in a reckless car crash in Queens, NYC. The accident took place last Thursday night around 6:00 pm. A 60 year-old woman driving a 2013 Merccedez-Benz C-300 who was driving behind a slow-moving vehicle lost patience and…
Pedestrian fatally struck by e-bike in Manhattan, NYC
A pedestrian died from his injuries after being struck by an e-bike in NYC. The accident took place on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. 71 year old Hing Chung, the manager of the Dim Sum restaurant Jing Fong, stepped on the bike lane between two cars and was hit…
Car Accidents in New York City during Q1 2021: fatalities on the rise for passengers, stable for motorists, cyclists and down for pedestrians
1,393 pedestrians, 695 bicyclists, 2,564 passengers and 4,332 motorists were injured in car accidents in NYC during the first 3 months of the year compared to respectively 2,206, 715, 3,306 and 5,032 during the same period a year earlier. After a peak in the first quarter of 2019 the number…
After the death of child in a treadmill accident, Peloton refuses to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and recall the dangerous product
Our partner Anthony Gair has carved out a reputation as one of the best product liability lawyers in NYC. Yesterday he talked to CNBC journalist Lauren Thomas about the refusal by Peloton to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and recall its high-end treadmill Tread+. Multiple children and a…
Hit an Run driver almost killed cyclist in the Bronx, NYC
A cruel and reckless driver blows a stop sign, hits a cyclist critically injuring him, drives away, comes back, takes a look at the cyclist, gets back in his car and speeds away. The accident occurred at night last week in the Bronx. A 46 year-old cyclist was riding his…
Light pole hit by MTA Bus falls on pedestrian and kills him
A NYC pedestrian died from his injuries after a light pole fell on him. The pole fell after a MTA Bus who was trying to swerve around a disabled vehicle struck it with its side mirror. The accident occurred a week ago on Thursday night in Brooklyn. 59 year old,…
Protecting children from injuries in car accidents
Car accidents are one of the leading causes of injuries and deaths for children. In the US, 636 children under 12 year old died and 97,000 were injured in car crashes in 2018. From researching child restraint performance to analyzing teenager behavior behind the wheel and testing safety of future autonomous…
Pedestrian killed by another car jumping the curb
One day after a pedestrian died after being hit by a car on a Manhattan sidewalk and 5 other people were injured after a car jumped the curb in Brooklyn (see previous blog), another NYC pedestrian died after being struck by a car jumping the curb in Brighton Beach in…