Many Brooklyn parents are fearful for the lives of their children after two people were fatally stabbed in elevators during separate attacks in the past week. A 7-year-old girl remains in critical condition from her stabbing. The suspect has not been apprehended.Both...
Month: June 2014
Worker Killed By Street Sweeper In Dept. Of Sanitation Garage
A 43-year-old New York City sanitation worker died Saturday when a coworker hit him with a street sweeper in Queens.The deceased, a father of four, was performing maintenance on a street sweeper when a coworker on a different sweeper failed to see him. The fatal...
Tour Bus Driver ‘Doesn’t See’ Woman In West Village, Hits Her
An elderly woman's life is hanging in the balance after she was run over by a double-decker tour bus in the West Village.The woman was crossing the road at 14th Street and 7th Avenue on Wednesday when the tour bus hit her. Witnesses said the pedestrian was knocked...
Construction Worker Dies From Fall Down Elevator Shaft In Queens
A man in his 40s died at a Queens construction site after falling five stories down an open elevator shaft. The fatal accident is especially troubling because a simple safety precaution could have saved his life.The victim was working in the elevator shaft and wearing...
Who Is Telling The Truth About The Tracy Morgan Truck Crash?
As comedian/actor Tracy Morgan struggles to survive an auto accident involving a Walmart 18-wheeler, the truck driver insists that he has been unfairly demonized.Kevin Roper, 35, tweeted "I had an 'ACCIDENT' which unfortunately occurred with a lot of media spotlight....
Teen Convicted For Fatal 2012 Crash Involving Speeding, Marijuana
A 19-year-old Queens college student was recently convicted of four counts of vehicular manslaughter. The charges stem from a fatal accident in October 2012 that killed four teens.Joseph Beer, then 17, was speeding more than 100 mph on the Southern State Parkway in...
Wrongful Death Trial For Manhattan Crane Collapse Suffers Delay
It was six years ago when a crane collapsed in Manhattan, killing two construction workers. The families of victims Donald Leo, 30, and Ramadan Kurtaj, 27, needed answers to how such a tragedy could happen.An investigation into the fatal crane accident centered on...
