Each year, 1,800 children are hit by automobiles in New York City, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Kids are more likely than adults to suffer a NYC pedestrian collision, and a recent accident in Brooklyn illustrates why.On Thursday, a 5-year-old girl...
Month: September 2013
Woman Dies From Queens Boulevard Hit-And-Run Crash
On Saturday night, a woman was fatally hit while she crossed Queens Blvd. at 71st Ave. The silver minivan that struck her fled the scene, leaving the fatally injured 58-year-old laying in the Forest Hills intersection.Police have not yet apprehended the driver, who,...
Brooklyn Man, 71, Dies After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Bus Stop
On Tuesday, a 71-year-old man sat on a bench in a bus shelter in Dyker Heights, patiently waiting for the B4 bus. Sadly, he never got aboard. A pickup truck collided with a minivan in the intersection of 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway, sending the truck careening...
Fleeing Camaro Collides With MTA Bus In Brooklyn; 43 Injured
A reckless driver's shocking reign of terror ended when he collided with a MTA bus in Brooklyn.The driver of a black Chevy Camaro was speeding through Bedford-Stuyvesant on Monday afternoon when it hit a police car. When an officer approached the vehicle it fled the...
Queens Man, 19, Dies In Freak Remote-Control Chopper Accident
Remote control helicopters and airplanes have grown in popularity over the past decade, even prompting the NYC Parks Department to sanction Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend as a haven for flying remote-controlled (RC) aircraft. Unfortunately, few realized that this...
MTA Bus Kills Woman While Crossing Street In Brooklyn
An 82-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a MTA bus in Brooklyn. The bus accident occurred as the vehicle turned left onto Pennsylvania Avenue and collided with the elderly victim.Witnesses said the bus driver was inconsolable after she stopped the bus, got...