A 63 year old woman died and a 58 year old man is in critical condition after both were involved in two separate car accidents in Brooklyn, NYC, this week-end. The first accident happened at the intersection of Coney Island Ave and Avenue N. Two cars collided and went spinning…
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Pedestrian injured by flying buzz-saw in construction accident in midtown Manhattan
A woman walking next to a New York City road construction site was injured by a three-foot buzz-saw blade that became detached, flew in the air and came shooting down the sidewalk. Construction workers were tearing up the roadway at 48th Street and 9th Ave to repair a water main…
The New York City Council passed 11 bills aimed at reducing the number of deaths and personal injuries related to traffic accidents
The City Council just passed 11 traffic safety bills to crack down on reckless drivers and reduce accidents related to traffic violence. Drivers who fail to yield to a pedestrian or a cyclist will be punished by a penalty of $50 to $250 and up to 15 days in jail.…
8 people suffered personal injury in an accident between a bus and a truck in the Bronx, NYC
A MTA bus crashed into a truck this morning on Bruckner Blvd at Bryant Ave injuring 8 people, 2 of them seriously. The city bus was crossing left to right when it crashed into the bus which had stopped in the right lane. Read more in the New York Daily…
To prevent motorists from speeding and reduce the number of car accidents, the city of New York is considering warning signs for speed cameras
Previous studies have shown that warning signs for speed cameras help slow down speeding drivers and the city of New York is looking at this option according to the Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. Today there are only 20 speed cameras in the city but a recent legislation was…
In New York, an unlicensed driver who kills a cyclist or a pedestrian will usually be charged with third degree aggravated unlicensed operation, the same charge applied by police and prosecutors when an unlicensed driver turns without signaling
53 year old William Faison was riding his bicycle when he was struck and killed by a car at 228th Street and 120th Avenue in Cambria Heights, Queens, NYC. The car driver who killed him was reportedly driving with a suspended license and will likely get off with a slap…
NYPD issue nearly 5000 tickets for speeding in 48 hours
As part of the Vision Zero Initiative to reduce pedestrian deaths, the NYPD led a two-day crackdown on speeding in New York City. The police issued a total of 4814 tickets: 1249 in Brooklyn, 1219 in Queens, 1175 in Manhattan, 782 in the Bronx and 389 in Staten Island. Read…
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections are often the result of hospital negligence; most of them are preventable
CLABSI can be medical malpractice. Most infections occur when medical devices are not properly sanitized or when hospital employees are negligent of patients safety regulations. One hospital recently demonstrated that CLABSI can be prevented. The White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles implemented a training program that resulted in zero…
White House and US DOT honor Daphner Izer who started Parents Against Tired Truckers after her son and 3 friends were killed by an overly-tired trucker who fell asleep behind the wheel
After her son Jeff was killed in a truck accident 20 years ago, Daphne Izer started Parents Against Tired Truckers. She dedicated herself to protect others from becoming casualties of fatigued truck drivers and created a national standard for the use of Electronic Logging Devices. A few days ago Daphne…
31 year old man dies in motorcycle accident on Williamsburg Bridge in New York
31 year old Arben Hoti was driving his bike from Brooklyn to Manhattan on the Williamsburg Bridge last night when he lost the control of his bike and struck a pillar. Hoti was thrown from the motorcycle and was found lying on the outer roadway of the bridge, officials said.…