Articles Posted in Pedestrian Accidents

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Less deaths but more injuries in NYC traffic accidents in 2017, pedestrian deaths at their lowest, cyclists deaths at their highest

In 2017, 102 pedestrians, 20 cyclists, 24 passengers and 63 drivers died in auto accidents in New York City compared to respectively 134, 18, 17 and 54 in 2016. According to the traffic collision data released monthly by the NYPD, a total of 209 people died in traffic accidents in…

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3 pedestrians injured in postal truck accident

3 pedestrians were seriously injured in an accident in New York wednesday morning around 10:00. They were struck and rolled over by a postal truck backing up in the crosswalk.  The USPS truck was parked on First Ave just in front of the crosswalk at the intersection of 37th Street. …

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Two pedestrians injured by NYC school buses in two separate accidents

A reckless school bus driver hit an 11 year old boy as he was on his way to school early Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on Sutphin Boulevard near Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens at 6:50 pm. 60 year old Marc Saget struck the boy and continued to drive without…

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Pedestrian killed in NYC hit and run accident

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in New York and the police are still looking for the driver. 61 year old Mercedes Dearmas was killed on Saturday night by a reckless driver who took off after he hit her.  That day Dearmas was celebrating her birthday. She had…

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Pedestrian critically injured by hit and run driver in Queens, NYC

A 26 year old pedestrian suffered critical injury after being struck by a car in Long Island City, NYC,  on Tuesday night.  The man was hit by a dark-colored SUV at the corner of 35th Street and 46th Avenue. The SUV driver didn’t stop, leaving behind him a man critically…

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NYC Traffic fatalities at their lowest in 2017

214 people died in a motor vehicle accident in New York City in 2017 compared to 231 in 2016. This is the lowest number of traffic fatalities ever recorded in one year since record keeping started in 1910. Among the 214 fatalities, 101 of them were pedestrians. The number of…

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3 pedestrians dead and 6 injured in 4 NYC auto accidents in 6 hours

3 pedestrians died and 6 were injured including 2 critically in 4 different motor vehicle accidents in New York City that all occurred early Sunday morning during the supermoon. The first accident occurred on the Upper East Side at 2:00 am. A 29 year old pedestrian suffered severe head trauma…

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Pedestrian violations and racial profiling

In Jacksonville, Florida, the police has been issuing hundreds of tickets to pedestrians.  Tickets are not only issued for jaywalking or crossing at the red light but also for crossing at the yellow light or “failing to cross the street at a right angle”.  The police also ticketed pedestrians because…

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Hit and run driver arrested after critically injuring 71 year old pedestrian in Queens

The hit and run driver who critically injured a pedestrian in Queens, NYC on Thanksgiving Day was arrested by the police. 52 year old Carmine Minichino of Queens was charged with driving while intoxicated with a suspended licence and leaving the scene of an accident. Last Thursday Minichino struck 71…

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NYPD is about to find out who killed Adrian Blanc in Manhattan Hit and Run Accident

A pedestrian died from his injuries one day after being the victim of a hit and run accident in Manhattan early Tuesday. The police released a gruesome surveillance video  of the accident (see below). The footage shows the driver heading east E. 14th Street and slamming into the pedestrian while…

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