A pedestrian was killed by a car and a cyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a van in New York City last week. Both accidents were caused by reckless drivers. A man walking his dog in Bay Ridge died after he was struck by a speeding 19 year…
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2019 was a bad year for New York bicyclists and pedestrians
24 cyclists, 116 pedestrians, 17 motor vehicle passengers and 57 drivers were killed in 209,291 auto accidents in New York City in 2019. The total number of accidents recorded last year was significantly lower than the 3 previous years during which it was above 227,000 however traffic fatalities were higher…
Another child pedestrian was killed by a reckless driver in East New York
A 7 year old male pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in New York City on Thursday. Payson Lott was walking to school with his mom. They were in the crosswalk with the light in their favor at the intersection of Blake Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue when a Jeep…
Two other pedestrians killed in NYC car accidents on Sunday and Monday
On Monday we wrote about the death of 3 pedestrians over the weekend and now we learned that two additional female pedestrians died after being struck by cars in New York City on Sunday and Monday. Since last Thursday, NYC recorded one pedestrian death everyday and two on Sunday. This…
3 pedestrians dead and 2 injured in NYC traffic accidents over the weekend
3 pedestrians died and two other were injured after being hit by motor vehicles in New York City over the weekend. Another pedestrian also died from injuries he sustained earlier in the month last Thursday. The police are still looking for the reckless speeding hit and run driver who killed…
Will the New NYC reckless driving initiative help reduce car accidents fatalities and injuries?
Two years ago one of our clients, actress Ruthie Ann Miles and her five year old daughter were struck by a reckless driver as they were crossing the street in the crosswalk with the light in their favor. The daughter was killed and the actress who was pregnant at the…
NYC Pedestrian killed by car backing out of a driveway
A pedestrian died after being rolled over by a car backing out of a driveway in NYC. The accident occurred at 30-23 69th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens around 6:15 pm on February 2nd. The driver of a Honda backed out of his driveway, struck a 57 year old man…
Deadly Car crashes in Long Island and Westchester caused by reckless drivers
Reckless driving caused two people to die in separate car accidents in the New York area at the end of last week. In the first accident, 39 year old Lisettte Quintanilla was driving home with her 8-year-old son when they were rear ended by a speeding drunk driver identified as…
Men driving trucks and SUVs are the most dangerous drivers in NYC
Last year 28 cyclists died in traffic accidents in New York City and more than half of them were killed by trucks and SUVs. Most of the time the driver was a man. Last Friday, the DOT announced that it invested 4 million in a new campaign targeting men driving…
Elderly pedestrian fatally struck in downtown Manhattan
A 91 year old pedestrian died in a car accident in New York last Saturday morning. The elderly man was crossing Canal Street at the intersection of Elizabeth Street around 6:30 am when he was struck by a car belonging to the NYC Sanitation Department. The man was rushed to…