A defective car killed Anton Yelchin and his parents are suing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, manufacturer ZF North America and car dealership chain AutoNation for the wrongful death of their son. 29 year old Anton Yelchin, a “Star Trek” actor was killed last June in front of his house. The actor had…
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Speeding hit and run driver kills two pedestrians in Brooklyn, NYC
2 pedestrians were killed in a car accident in New York City last night. The driver who struck them is still at large. A little bit after midnight last night 41 year old Delman Maldonado and 56 year old Isreal Turcios were crossing the street at the intersection of Fulton…
Hit and Run driver pleads guilty in NYC pedestrian death
A man who killed a pedestrian on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC, on New Years Eve, 2014, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving without a license. 30 year old Prezidor Porbeni, an undocumented immigrant from Nigeria was driving on the…
The third “Bicycle safe passage” operation is on this week in New York City
Bicyclists riding in New York City have an increased risk of being injured or dying in a bike accident when a car or a truck is blocking their bike lane. The cyclists have to merge into traffic to pass the vehicle blocking the bike lane therefore increasing their risk of being struck…
Man killed in elevator accident in New York
A man died in a New York elevator accident on Saturday. Jose Fernandez, 43 from the Dominican Republic was a worker at the Discount Store La Reguera Dominicana on 182nd Street in Manhattan. The man was loading merchandise into the freight elevator in the basement when the accident happened. For some…
Driver who killed a pedestrian in New York convicted of murder
A reckless motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian and injured a few others in New York was convicted of murder. 35 year old Shaun Martin was high on Meth and PCP when in 2013 he sped down Second Avenue in Manhattan, NYC, jumped the curb and fatally hit a florist who…
Driver arrested in fatal NYC hit and run accident
The reckless driver of a BMW who killed a mother and severely injured her daughter in a car accident in New York City and ran away has been arrested by the police. Last Sunday 58 year old Jairam Budhu was driving his BMW with a suspended license at twice the authorized speed…
Free Defibrillators for New York male baseball teams only
To prevent kids from dying when they get hit hard in the chest while playing baseball, the city of New York offered free defibrillators to all male youth baseball teams but not the female softball teams. Apparently the city’s budget for defibrillators was not sufficient to cover all youth baseball…
17 year old bicyclist fatally struck by suspected drunk driver
A bicyclist died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver in NYC. 17 year old Sean Ryan was riding his bike at Gerritsen and Gotham Aves., near Marine Park in Gerritsen Beach when he was hit by a car driving South on Gerritsen. 3 other people were injured in the…
Mother killed and daughter badly injured in NYC car accident
A mother died and her daughter was seriously injured in a car accident in New York City yesterday. The 41-year-old woman was riding in a car driven by her husband. She and Her 9-year-old daughter were sitting in the backseat. A 71-year-old man was riding in the car with them…