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10 year old girl fatally struck by a school bus in Brooklyn NYC

A 10 year old girl was fatally struck by  a school bus in New York City. The accident occured yesterday morning at 6:45 am at the intersection of Crescent Street and Wortman Avenue in the East New York area. 10 year old Patience Heaven Albert was walking to school with…

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Two other pedestrians killed in NYC car accidents on Sunday and Monday

On Monday we wrote about the death of 3 pedestrians over the weekend and now we learned that two additional female pedestrians died after being struck by cars in New York City on Sunday and Monday. Since last Thursday, NYC recorded one pedestrian death everyday and two on Sunday. This…

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Bicycle accident prevention in NYC: more protected bike lanes on the way

Following the increase in fatal bicycle accidents in New York City last year the DOT recently announced that New Yorkers would get 30 more miles of protected bike lanes all over the city this year. The de Blasio administration has so far announced that 10 of the 30 miles would…

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3 pedestrians dead and 2 injured in NYC traffic accidents over the weekend

3 pedestrians died and two other were injured after being hit by motor vehicles in New York City over the weekend. Another pedestrian also died from injuries he sustained earlier in the month last Thursday. The police are still looking for the reckless speeding hit and run driver who killed…

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One construction worker died and another one was seriously injured in a building collapse in Queens, NYC

A welder died and another construction worker was seriously injured after a building collapsed on a NYC construction site yesterday. 50 year old David Johnson, a father of two daughters going to college, was working on the demolition of a building located at 147-05 94th Ave in Jamaica, Queens, when…

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Will the New NYC reckless driving initiative help reduce car accidents fatalities and injuries?

Two years ago one of our clients, actress Ruthie Ann Miles and her five year old daughter were struck by a reckless driver as they were crossing the street in the crosswalk with the light in their favor. The daughter was killed and the actress who was pregnant at the…

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NYC Pedestrian killed by car backing out of a driveway

A pedestrian died after being rolled over by a car backing out of a driveway in NYC. The accident occurred at 30-23 69th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens around 6:15 pm on February 2nd. The driver of a Honda backed out of his driveway, struck a 57 year old man…

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Cyclist killed by reckless truck driver in Brooklyn

A cyclist was killed in a truck accident in NYC last week. 41 year old Pedro Lopez is the first cyclist to die in a traffic accident in New York City in 2020. He was killed by a reckless truck driver who was making an illegal U-turn at high speed…

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3 people killed and one critically injured in NYC car crash

3 people died and one person was seriously injured in a wrong-way car accident in Queens, NYC. The accident took place on Saturday morning around 5:40 am. 27 year old Divante New was driving the car of 36 year old Sayquan Hallums who was in the passenger seat. They were…

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Falling debris killed 67 year old woman in Queens, NYC

A pedestrian was killed by falling debris in New York City. 67 year old Xiang Ji was walking on Main Street near 41st Street in Flushing, Queens Thursday morning around 9:45 am. There was a strong wind and as she walked in front of the building located at 41-28 Main…

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