09 April

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Helicopter Pilots Were Warned of Safety Problems Months Before Fatal Crash

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Another update on the East River helicopter crash has become available. This update occurred on April 7, 2018. This tragic accident led to the death of five passengers aboard a sightseeing helicopter in NYC. The only survivor of the crash was the pilot, but all other people on board died after the helicopter crashed into the East River. According to sources, for months before the incident, pilots for the company that operated the flight had been warning their bosses about hazardous conditions. These hazardous conditions included equipment that would make escape difficult. The pilots had requested better safety gear. One pilot even made...

09 April

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High School Bus Crash Seriously Injures 6

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This story is very recent, and if more information becomes available, we will keep you updated. A New York high school bus crash has caused injury to six students who were returning from spring break. A charter bus was carrying teenagers returning from a trip when the bus hit a bridge overpass on Long Island. The incident led to injury for six passengers. The entire length of the top of the bus was mangled after hitting into the overpass. According to police, the incident happened at around 9 at night on Sunday on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview. Thirty-seven other passengers also...

09 April

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Investigation Finds Buffalo Officer Did Not Have Sirens On When He Struck Pedestrian

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This story is an update on a story we reported on last week. An officer who hit and killed a pedestrian was found to not be driving with emergency lights or sirens on when the incident happened. This information comes from the Buffalo Police, and the information was released last Thursday morning. The victim was 64-year-old Susan Lotempio. Lotempio was taking a morning walk near Hertel Avenue and Tennyson Avenue when she was hit by the police car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer involved is Officer Daniel Ahearn. He is said to be cooperating with the investigators. New York State...

09 April

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Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car in Long Island

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An adult male pedestrian was killed last Saturday night after he was hit by a car on West Main Street, according to Riverhead police. The accident happened at 8:43 at night. Police received a 911 call related to a pedestrian accident involving a motor vehicle. This happened near Weeping Willow Park. Police arrived and officers found an adult male. They determined that he had serious injuries and was not breathing. CPR was delivered. The man was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center. The victim had suffered severe injuries to his head and body. He was then taken to Southside Hospital and was pronounced...

09 April

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2-Vehicle Crash Being Investigated in Hudson Valley

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In Hillsdale, New York, State Police are investigating a fatal car crash that happened on Route 22. Troopers were sent to the scene at around 1:10 in the afternoon on Saturday, April 7. The incident happened near Sawyer Road in the Town of Hillsdale. They responded after hearing a report of a vehicle crash with a person trapped inside Police arrived and found the vehicle which had been driven by 69-year-old Gus Segschneider has been traveling north on Route 22. A second car was being driven by a 75-year-old woman from Massachusetts and crossed over the double yellow line. Her car hit...

09 April

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Woman from Bronx Blames Cop Chase for Injuries She Suffered in Wreck

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A woman from the Bronx was nearly killed in a head-on car wreck that happened last year. She blames the collision on a 70 mph police chase that was occurring over another driver’s minor traffic violation. Joanna Green, a 30-year-old, from the Bronx, still has to wear a colostomy bag and is facing a long recovery after the accident changed her life forever. “I can’t even walk two blocks without stopping,” she has said about her injuries. Green filed a complaint last week alleging that the collision occurred after an NYPD officer was recklessly pursuing a Mercedes-Benz for doing an illegal lane...

09 April

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Update on Drunk Driver in Crash that Killed Two Near JFK Airport

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An update is available on a story we have reported on a few times. This tragic accident claimed the lives of two victims who were a nearly engaged couple. This update is about one of the drunk drivers who caused the accident. This accident happened near the JFK airport. A drunk driver involved in the accident, Zakiyyah Steward, was reportedly kept out of jail after she was involved in a burglary spree. A judge involved in sentencing her for her burglary spree made the decision to keep her out of jail. Steward was indicted in March 2017 for breaking into a cafe where...

09 April

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4 People Injured in Melville 4-Vehicle Crash

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On April 7, four people were injured in a car crash that involved four vehicles. The accident happened in Melville on Saturday afternoon. According to fire officials who arrived on the scene, the crash happened on Bagatelle Road and the South Service Road. It occurred at around 4:40 in the afternoon. The Melville Fire Department responded and arrived on the scene where they transported four people to Huntington Hospital and Plainview Hospital. The victims were transported by the Millville Rescue Squad. It is reported that their injuries were not life-threatening. About 25 emergency responders came to the scene and brought three ambulances, an...

08 April

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Person Hit and Killed by Train While Walking Along Tracks

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A person who was walking along the train tracks in Beacon was hit by a train and killed. This information comes from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police. The police said that an unauthorized person was walking south of the Metro-North station around 12:30 in the afternoon. They were hit by a train that was headed north. Police report that trains were diverted and at least one train had to be canceled. There was some confusion for train passengers over the train schedule and some were left in their cars waiting. According to MTA Police Captain Jennifer Kelly, there hasn’t been a fatal accident on...

08 April

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Two NYC Transit Workers Killed in One Week

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An update on a story we reported on earlier. A New York City transit worker was killed in late March while at a bus depot in Queens. The victim was Stephen Livecchi. He is a 59-year-old man. He was directing traffic at the depot at around 10 in the morning when the bus operation ran over him. The bus operator failed to see the man while he was driving in reverse. Livecchi had been at the job for 37 years and was pronounced dead at the scene. His sister-in-law, Clara Hunter, a 52-year-old, told the New York Daily News that, “We’re devastated. He...