Bicyclist Struck and Killed in Accident on Cross Bay Boulevard
A bicyclist was the victim of a fatal accident in Queens recently, which led residents in the area to publicly criticize the lacking safety measures on that stretch of road. According to local residents, Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel is a frequent safety hazard for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike. The most recent victim… Read More »
Worker Killed in Scaffolding Accident at Upper Manhattan Site
A worker died after a construction site accident in Upper Manhattan the afternoon of Thursday, July 12. According to authorities, the 28-year-old man from Staten Island was hit in the head by a piece of scaffolding while working at the construction site for a 13-story building on Riverside Drive, located along the northern end of… Read More »
Elderly Oceanside Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident
Police are investigating a recent fatal pedestrian accident that occurred at approximately 9 p.m. Thursday, July 12 in Oceanside. According to detectives investigating the case, an 85-year-old man was attempting to cross Oceanside Road at the intersection with Davidson Avenue when a 2011 Jeep Liberty struck him. The man suffered severe trauma injuries and was… Read More »
Man Dead After Truck Tire Hits Car on Long Island Highway
A man died after his vehicle was struck by a tire that had come off a truck on a Long Island highway. The accident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, July 5, at about 2:15 p.m. The driver, who was in a 1998 Saturn, was traveling in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in North… Read More »
NTSB Investigates Fatal Accident at Lynbrook LIRR Station
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are looking into the death of a man who witnesses say was “pulled along” by a moving train at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) platform in Lynbrook Station in April. According to the NTSB, the conductor of the train closed the doors after he apparently believed all of… Read More »
Man Reached 154 Miles Per Hour in Deadly Long Island Crash
Newly released court records indicate a 23-year-old man who was accused of speeding down a Long Island road and causing a fatal accident was traveling at 154 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. The crash, which occurred on Valentine’s Day, resulted in the deaths of a mother, her two adult children and three other… Read More »
Rochester Woman Dies After Accident on New York State Thruway
A woman from Rochester was killed and two others were injured in a car accident that occurred June 8 on the New York State Thruway in Lancaster. The 45-year-old woman, a professor at the University of Buffalo School of Nursing, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the New York State Police, the accident… Read More »
What Can a Family Do After a Deadly Forklift Accident at Work?
Tragedy struck recently in Montauk when a man who was helping to guide a forklift operator was run over and killed by the machine. The man, Hector O. Duarte-Roque, was working at a construction site at the Montauk Lake Club and Marina on the morning when the accident took place. The equipment was reportedly being… Read More »
Elderly Woman Hit and Killed by MTA Bus in Brooklyn
A 70-year-old woman recently died from her injuries after a Metro Transit Authority bus in Brooklyn reportedly struck her as she attempted to cross the street. NBC 4 New York obtained video footage of the accident, which clearly shows the woman standing on the side of the road at the intersection of Sackman and Fulton… Read More »
Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Long Island Hit and Run Accident
A man from Long Island recently pled guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal car crash in 2014. The 56-year-old perpetrator, a cardiologist who lives in Setauket, was driving along Rt. 111 in Smithtown the evening of June 14, 2014 when he slammed into the broad side of a woman’s vehicle while she was… Read More »