A man died in a New York elevator accident on Saturday. Jose Fernandez, 43 from the Dominican Republic was a worker at the Discount Store La Reguera Dominicana on 182nd Street in Manhattan. The man was loading merchandise into the freight elevator in the basement when the accident happened. For some…
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13 people suffer personal injury in New York Bus accident
13 people were injured in a bus accident in New York this afternoon. The bus was a double decker operated by Go New York Tours. The bus was heading South on Fifth Ave near 63rd Street when it crashed into a tree. The bus driver told the police that he swerved to avoid…
Driver who killed a pedestrian in New York convicted of murder
A reckless motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian and injured a few others in New York was convicted of murder. 35 year old Shaun Martin was high on Meth and PCP when in 2013 he sped down Second Avenue in Manhattan, NYC, jumped the curb and fatally hit a florist who…
Driver arrested in fatal NYC hit and run accident
The reckless driver of a BMW who killed a mother and severely injured her daughter in a car accident in New York City and ran away has been arrested by the police. Last Sunday 58 year old Jairam Budhu was driving his BMW with a suspended license at twice the authorized speed…
Four people injured in NY crane accident
4 people were injured in a crane accident in New York. A giant crane collapsed on Tuesday around noon on the Tappan Zee bridge landing on the 8 lanes of the highway (see video). It is a miracle that no vehicle were struck by the crane and nobody was killed…
Most common Pokemon Go Injuries
Reports of people suffering personal injury while playing Pokemon Go are growing as players glued to their phone screen forget to evaluate their surroundings. The Daily Mail reports that a man broke his collar bone on the first day of the game release and that doctors reported a lot of…
Free Defibrillators for New York male baseball teams only
To prevent kids from dying when they get hit hard in the chest while playing baseball, the city of New York offered free defibrillators to all male youth baseball teams but not the female softball teams. Apparently the city’s budget for defibrillators was not sufficient to cover all youth baseball…
Hit and run driver critically injured scooter rider
A man riding a scooter suffered critical injury in a car accident in New York City on Saturday night. The 29 year old man was riding his scooter east on Lincoln Pl. and Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn when he was struck by a car. The car, a black Chrysler,…
17 year old bicyclist fatally struck by suspected drunk driver
A bicyclist died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver in NYC. 17 year old Sean Ryan was riding his bike at Gerritsen and Gotham Aves., near Marine Park in Gerritsen Beach when he was hit by a car driving South on Gerritsen. 3 other people were injured in the…
Mother killed and daughter badly injured in NYC car accident
A mother died and her daughter was seriously injured in a car accident in New York City yesterday. The 41-year-old woman was riding in a car driven by her husband. She and Her 9-year-old daughter were sitting in the backseat. A 71-year-old man was riding in the car with them…