A woman and two children suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last week in Dix Hills, Suffolk County, NY. The accident occurred at a residential home located on Pineland Court. A crew of workers were doing some roofing work while a mother and her two children were inside the house. The roofers…
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Is walking safer than driving during a snow storm?
If you want to avoid getting injured during a snow storm in New York City, the best way is to stay home, wait for the snow to stop and for the sidewalks and roads to be cleaned before going out. However if you really have to or want to step…
NYC Driver recklessly plows into group of protesters injuring 6 (see video)
6 pedestrians were injured in Manhattan after a driver plowed into a group of protesters last week (see video below). 52 year old Kathleen Casillo, from Queens, was driving a 2019 BMW Sedan near the intersection of 39th Street and Third Ave when she crossed road with a group of…
A cyclist and pedestrian died in Harlem this week-end in two separate accidents
A bicyclist died after being struck by a truck in Harlem, New York on Friday morning around 8:30 am The driver of the truck was driving illegally on the bus-only lane on First Avenue near 118th Street when he struck the 41 year old bicyclist. The police also mentioned that…
Two essential workers killed in reckless hit and run car accident in Brooklyn, NYC
Two women car pooling to work were killed after their car was T-boned by a speeding driver who blew a red light in East New York. The fatal car accident took place at the intersection of Flatlands Ave and Pennsylvania Av. Sandra Liberice and Nerlye Sainvil were car pooling together…
Reckless hit and run driver kills pedestrian in Brooklyn, NYC
A pedestrian was killed by a reckless driver in Brooklyn last week. The 53 year old woman was crossing the street in the crosswalk at the intersection of Glenwood Road and 55th Street when she was struck by a car driven by 22 year old Michael Rajpaul. Rajpaul was chased…
Every day cyclists are injured in accidents and drivers who struck them are going away without even a summons
Around 20 people are injured in bicycle accidents in New York City every day. The majority of these accidents are cyclists struck by cars. When a cyclist is struck by a motor vehicle, the injuries are often serious because cyclists do not have any protection expect sometimes for their helmet…
2020 10 worst toys with high potential to cause personal injury
Some toys are more dangerous than others and can potentially lead to personal injury and sometimes even death to children. Every year before the holidays, the children safety advocates World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.) publishes a list of the 10 most dangerous toys. Below are the 2020…
Patient burned by mask during MRI procedure
The FDA recently received a complaint from a patient whose face was burned after wearing a facemask with metal during a MRI. The patient was undergoing a 3 TESLA MRI scan of the neck. The burns were consistent with the shape of the mask. It is clearly negligent to allow…
A bicyclist who just died from his injuries is the 23rd victim of a fatal bike accident in New York City in 2020
A Man who was seriously injured in a e-bike accident near the Queens-Midtown tunnel on Saturday November 28th died from his injuries, the NYPD announced on Tuesday. 28 year old Jakir Hossain from the Bronx was riding an electrical bike on East 38th Street, Saturday November 28th around 8:45 pm…