A man who stopped to help a stranger died after being struck by a hit and run driver in Queens, NYC. Last Friday night around 8:30 pm, 51 year old Mike Agurkis was driving his car on the Nassau Expressway in Springfield Gardens when he saw a motorist stranded along…
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NYC car accident fatalities reached a record high while traffic injuries reached a record low in November
116 bicyclists, 504 pedestrians, 1,116 motor vehicle passengers and 1,795 motor vehicle drivers were injured in traffic accidents in New York City during the month of November for a total of 4,039 people injured. Another 28 people died in similar circumstances, among them were 6 cyclists, 13 pedestrians, 1 passenger…
Pedestrian critically injured in NYC car accident
A pedestrian was transported to the hospital with critical injury after being struck by a car in New Yok City. The pedestrian, a young woman in her twenties was struck by a Mustang around 11:30 pm last Friday at the intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard and 163rd Avenue, in Queens…
One child dead and another one seriously injured after being hit by the van driver who dropped them at school
a 4 year old pedestrian died and a 6 year old suffered serious injury in a dramatic accident that occurred on their way to school. The accident occurred yesterday morning around 9:15. The two children had just been dropped in front of Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst on 67th Street near…
NYC Driver recklessly plows into group of protesters injuring 6 (see video)
6 pedestrians were injured in Manhattan after a driver plowed into a group of protesters last week (see video below). 52 year old Kathleen Casillo, from Queens, was driving a 2019 BMW Sedan near the intersection of 39th Street and Third Ave when she crossed road with a group of…
A cyclist and pedestrian died in Harlem this week-end in two separate accidents
A bicyclist died after being struck by a truck in Harlem, New York on Friday morning around 8:30 am The driver of the truck was driving illegally on the bus-only lane on First Avenue near 118th Street when he struck the 41 year old bicyclist. The police also mentioned that…
Reckless hit and run driver kills pedestrian in Brooklyn, NYC
A pedestrian was killed by a reckless driver in Brooklyn last week. The 53 year old woman was crossing the street in the crosswalk at the intersection of Glenwood Road and 55th Street when she was struck by a car driven by 22 year old Michael Rajpaul. Rajpaul was chased…
NYC traffics fatalities back to pre-Vision Zero levels while injuries remain low
After reaching a record high in September, NYC auto accident fatalities remained high with 12 pedestrians, 1 cyclist, 4 passengers and 7 drivers killed in auto accidents in October compared to respectively 13 pedestrians, 6 bicyclists, 2 passengers and 14 drivers last September and 9 pedestrians, 3 cyclists, 1 passengers…
Another fatal tractor-trailer truck accident in the Bronx
A 71 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer in the Bronx, NYC, just one one week after a cyclist was killed by a big rig in the same borough. The victim was crossing the dangerous intersection of East 38th Street and Exterior Street around 4:00 pm yesterday…
The pedestrian carnage continues in New York City
One pedestrian died and two were seriously injured in New York City last week. In all cases, drivers were recklessly driving and in two cases drivers took off after the accident leaving their victims lying on the street. The first accident occurred on Tuesday in the Bronx. 72 year old…