A New York cyclist who was struck by a car died from his injuries one week after the accident occurred. On Saturday November 7th around 1:00 am , Juan Tiu-Caxaj was riding his bicycle on Autumn Avenue. As he crossed Fulton Street he collided with a car heading westbound on…
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Another fatal tractor-trailer truck accident in the Bronx
A 71 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer in the Bronx, NYC, just one one week after a cyclist was killed by a big rig in the same borough. The victim was crossing the dangerous intersection of East 38th Street and Exterior Street around 4:00 pm yesterday…
Man killed on moped by unlicensed, drunk driver in Bronx, NYC
A man riding a moped was fatally struck by a reckless driver in the Bronx, NYC. Early Sunday, around 12:30 am, 57 year old Frank Davila was riding a moped South on Rosedale Avenue when he was struck by 33 year old Stephanie Mendez who was driving a 2005 Grey…
The pedestrian carnage continues in New York City
One pedestrian died and two were seriously injured in New York City last week. In all cases, drivers were recklessly driving and in two cases drivers took off after the accident leaving their victims lying on the street. The first accident occurred on Tuesday in the Bronx. 72 year old…
Cyclist fatally struck by tractor-trailer truck in the Bronx, NYC
A 34 year old man died in a bicycle accident in the Bronx, NYC, yesterday. The cyclist collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Bruckner Boulevard around 1:45 pm. It is still not clear how the accident occurred. An initial police report indicates that the cyclist was riding westbound on Bruckner…
100,000 Site Safety Training Cards issued to New York Construction Workers by the DOT
To reduce construction accident injuries and deaths in New York City, Local Law 196 was signed in 2017. The law requires that hard hats working on most New York City construction sites obtain a SST card in a specific deadline. To obtain this card, construction workers must complete at least…
More deadly car accidents: the carnage continues on New York City roads
A pedestrian and a motorist died in two separate car accidents in Queens, NYC, last night. A woman speeding in her car killed herself after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a building, setting the car on fire. The accident occurred last night around 11:50 pm in…
NYC Traffic deaths spike in New York City in 2020 despite the lockdown
175 people died in auto accidents in New York City between January 1st and October 4th 2020 according to a recent article in the New York Post. Last year 169 people died during the same period of time. These numbers might seem pretty similar however the situation in 2020 was…
NYC Bicycle accident deaths reached a monthly record high last September
7 cyclists died in accidents in New York City last September. This is the highest number of monthly bicycle accident fatalities under Mayor de Blasio’s terms. At the beginning of his term Mayor de Blasio launched the Vision Zero program to reduce the number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in…
Passenger riding with unlicensed drunk driver dies in NYC car accident
A 32 year-old woman died in a car accident in New York on Saturday. Jolenna Favor who lives in Far Rockaway was a passenger in a BMW driven by 35 year old Nicholas Thompson. Thompson was not supposed to be on the road driving the car as his license was…