A 35-year-old mother was helping her three children cross the street when a SUV slammed into them. Suffolk County police said the children and woman were lawfully using the crosswalk when a Chevy Trailblazer driven by a 49-year-old man hit and injured them.A...
Month: June 2013
Brooklyn Motorcycle Accident Kills Passenger; Taxi Cab Flees Scene
A 37-year-old woman is dead after a motorcycle accident on a Brooklyn highway. The victim was a passenger on a BMW motorcycle driven by a 42-year-old man when he lost control of the bike and struck the center median of the Belt Parkway. His passenger was ejected over...
Suit Seeks $40 Million For Botched 911 Call Leading To Death
The lives of a 4-year-old girl and her grandmother hung in the balance while a 23-year-old Emergency Medical Services (EMS) worker denied their incoming 911 call and punched out of her computer terminal. This irresponsible and unforgivable act caused a 4-minute,...
Bronx VA Clinic Patient Crushed By Falling Medical Equipment
A 66-year-old man was killed in a tragic accident at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx. The patient was crushed by a gamma camera during a routine diagnostic procedure. The Infinia Hawkeye 4 gamma camera involved in the fatal accident weighs more than...
NY Texting-While-Driving Tickets Only Succeed 44 Percent Of Time
New York police officers have a difficult time citing motorists for unlawful acts of distracted driving. Typically, police have to catch the offender in the act to write a ticket, or cite them when they've learned that an auto accident was caused by a cellphone. But...
SUV Jumps Curb In Midtown, 6 Pedestrians Injured
On Friday, a SUV jumped a curb at Fifth Ave. and E. 46th St. and barreled into a group of pedestrians. The vehicle hit six people, including a child in a stroller. Concerned bystanders rushed the vehicle after it stopped to ensure that no further bloodshed...
Bicycle Accidents
Failure to wear a bicycle helmet is dumb, even for adults. Research has shown that bicycle accidents account for more traumatic brain injuries each year than football injuries. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons found that bicycle accidents...
Nyack College Explosion Injures 7, Answers Won’t Come Soon Enough
What caused the Nyack explosion that injured seven people on Tuesday morning? The answer will follow a lengthy investigation into the apparent accident, but it seems that a damaged gas pipeline is the likely culprit. The suspect gas pipe is located beneath a...
Citi Bike Program Launches; Skeptics Point To Manhattan Crash
After much debate and planning, New York City launched North America's largest bike share system this week. The bike share program allows people to use Citi Bikes for short periods of travel. The cost is $95/year; daily and weekly passes are also available, which may...
