15 pedestrians, 8 motorists and 4 passengers died in car accidents in New York City during the month of April reaching a total of 27 traffic fatalities. This is the highest number of motor vehicle accident fatalities in NYC ever recorded during the month of April since Vision Zero started…
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Actress Lisa Banes succumbed to her injuries 10 days after scooter hit and run accident
10 days ago Lisa Banes was crossing the street when she was struck by a reckless scooter operator who ran a red light, hit her and just kept going. The impact was so intense that Banes was knocked out of the crosswalk. She suffered critical head injuries and was rushed…
Electric Scooter being charged causes NYC fire that killed one and injured 11
An electric scooter being charged is the cause of a fire that ravaged a residential building in New York City, killing one and injuring 11. The fire started in the middle of the night, around 4;40 am on Wednesday inside an apartment on the third floor of a building located…
Following several NYC construction worker deaths the DOB is performing safety sweeps on large construction sites
3 NYC construction workers died and another one was critically injured in 3 separate construction accidents in New York City. On May 19th a hard hat was killed and his colleague critically injured after an elevator in a charter school under construction fell from the top floor to the ground…
Pedestrian fatally struck by e-bike in Queens, NYC
A pedestrian died after being struck by a e-bike rider in New York City last Friday night. 54 year old Kelly William, a Queens real estate professional, was taking a walk with a friend in her neighborhood. The young woman and her friend were in the crosswalk at the intersection…
One dead and ten injured in NYC car crashes over the Memorial week-end
One pedestrian died and several other people were injured in multiple car accidents in New York City over the Memorial Day week end. One of the victims was Leonard Mitchell, a 70 year old resident of Brooklyn, NYC. Mitchell was steps away from his home when he was struck by…
Senior pedestrian dies from injuries sustained in NYC car accident
A NYC senior pedestrian died two days after she was struck by a massive SUV in a quiet residential neighborhood in Queens. 82 year old Lopamudra Desai was crossing the intersection of Corporal Kennedy Street and 43rd Avenue in Queens, NYC when she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse making…
De Blasio join mourners at vigil and march for beloved NYC teacher killed in hit and run accident
Mathew Jensen, a beloved Greenpoint teacher, was crossing McGuiness Boulevard when he was struck by a Rolls Royce whose driver took off, letting the man die in the street. The car accident occurred 10 days ago and the police still have not made an arrest despite de Blasio saying that…
An In-depth Look at Fatal and Nonfatal Struck-by Injuries in the Construction Industry
Struck by injuries are the most common non-fatal injuries sustained by construction workers. Among the 79.7 k construction workers who were injured in 2019, 16.6K suffered struck by injuries and 4 K suffered struck against injuries. Struck by accidents are also among the top causes of construction workers fatalities. In…
Teen Drunk Driving Prevention in Rockland County, NY
Two teenagers recently died in two separate DWI car crashes in Rockland County NY (see previous blog). In an effort to prevent more drunk driving accidents among students, officials organized a simulation of what a deadly DWI or DUI car crash looks like in reality. Community emotionally hurt by two…