11 people died in auto accidents in New York City last May compared to 20 in April and 18 for the same month a year ago. This is a the lowest number of traffic deaths recorded since March 2016 where the number was also 11. This record low number of…
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Pedestrian killed by tow truck in NYC
A pedestrian died in a tow truck accident in New York City last Friday. 70 year old Donna Hahl of Valley Stream was crossing Jamaica Ave when a tow truck driver making a turn from 217th Street onto Jamaica Ave struck her. The woman had the green light and was in…
Senior pedestrian fatally struck by car in the Bronx, NYC
A 96-year-old pedestrian died after a car backing out of a driveway hit her. Last Tuesday, 96 year Ruth Cohn was talking a walk a block away from the Atria Riverdale senior home where she lived when the accident occurred. She was struck by a car backing out of a…
4 people killed and 7 injured in NYC traffic accidents over the last 3 days
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer truck early this morning in New York City. The pedestrian who is believed to be in his twenties was crossing Flatlands Avenue near East 79th Street around 4:00 am this morning when he was hit by a car carrier trailer. The driver stayed at…
Pedestrian dies after being hit by two vehicles in New York City
A NYC pedestrian died in a car accident Monday night. 28-year-old Gabriel Garcia was crossing E. 138th Street near Walton Ave in Mott Haven, Bronx, NYC when he was struck by a dark colored sedan with TLC plates. A Toyota Camry struck him right after. According to witnesses both drivers got…
Two pedestrians injured in separate car accidents in New York
Two pedestrians suffered personal injury in two separate car accidents Sunday night in New York City. A college student from Columbia University who was crossing Riverside Drive at the intersection of 115th Street in Manhattan was struck by a hit and run driver. The accident occurred around 12:25 am. The student…
Pedestrian dies in hit and run truck accident in New York City
A pedestrian died in a truck accident in New York City early Sunday morning. The truck never stopped after he hit the pedestrian and neither did several vehicles who also hit him after he fell on the ground. The truck hit the pedestrian around 2:30 am on Sunday morning as he…
Pedestrian killed by drugged driver in NYC car accident
A 46 old pedestrian died in NYC after a drugged driver struck him as he was crossing the street. 67 year old Jihne Niu was crossing the street at the intersection of 46th Ave and 149th Street in Flushing, Queens when the accident occurred. The driver, a 46 year old man…
NYC Pedestrians and Bicyclists deaths back at pre Vision Zero levels in March
11 pedestrians and 1 bicyclist died in auto accidents in New York City last March. In March 2013, before the Zero Vision campaign was launched 11 pedestrians and 1 bicyclist were also killed in traffic accidents in the city. After a promising start in 2014, the Vision Zero program seems to…
Hit and run drunk driver who killed NYC pedestrian pleads guilty to manslaughter
34 year old Jonatan Segura was drunk and speeding the night he killed one pedestrian and injured another in a car accident in New York last January. Segura plead guilty to manslaughter, two counts of assault, homicide, leaving the scene, and drunk driving as well as misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor leaving the scene…