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Elderly Man Crashes into Historic Building in Staten Island

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An elderly man crashed his SUV into a historic Staten Island building. He hit into this historic house on Staten Island and did significant damage to the building. The man was elderly, and the building hit into was built in the 19th-century. The accident ripped off part of the outer facade and left a room in the building exposed to the outside. The motorist, who has still not been identified, hit his silver Land Rover in The Guyon Tavern around 9:30 p.m. The building was located on Richmond Road in the area’s Historic Richmond Town. This information came from the police. Emergency...

03 April

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Warehouse Worker Dead After Being Crushed by Marble Slab

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warehouse worker crushed to death in Queens

In Long Island City, Queens, a man was killed after being crushed to death by a marble slab. The incident occurred on March 20th, 2018. The man was a Long Island City worker, and he was crushed by a large marble slab while in a warehouse on Friday. This information was given by authorities to news sources. The victim was a 50-year-old man. He became trapped under the stone, and he received severe trauma to his neck area, officials had this to say. Medics came to the scene, and they pronounced him dead at the scene. This incident was reported to authorities...

03 April

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A LIRR Train Hits Car on Tracks

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The crossing gates were already down and the lights were flashing on when a Long Island Rail Road train hit into a car on the tracks. This happened on March 27th, 2018. The train hit hard into the car, which was abandoned on the tracks, and sparked a fireball that went streaking along the tracks. The train then crashed to a stop. Surveillance video from the incident showed this information. The fireball filled the area with smoke and service was cut out for the entire weekend. According to people in the area, it isn’t that uncommon for cars to end up...

03 April

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Three Critically Hurt in Accident that Brought Grand Central Parkway Traffic to a Stop

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On March 30th, 2018, six people were injured, including three people who were critically injured, in a significant crash that happened on Grand Central Parkway in Queens. This crash shut down two lanes of the highway for a few hours during the busy Friday morning commute time. This information came from officials as well as traffic cams. According to law enforcement, a 2004 Honda headed east on Grand Central rear-ended a 2018 Mini Cooper at approximately the 7 a.m. hour. This happened near Jewel Avenue and three people in the Honda were sent flying from the car. Victims were take to a...

03 April

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Vehicle Hits into Six People in Brooklyn Causing Serious Injury

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Six people injured in pedestrian accident in Brooklyn

On March 9th, 2018, a vehicle hit into six people in Brooklyn, New York, and caused serious injuries. The vehicle was a BMW and hit very hard into six people who were on a street in Brooklyn. This lead to at least some of the victims sustaining serious injuries, according to reports. The driver of the BMW hit into six people after losing control of the car. The people were hit near Glenwood Road and Nostrand Avenue. There was an event in front of some stores and six people were hit. According to police, two people were seriously hurt in the accident....

03 April

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One Dead and Eight Hurt After Drugged Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash

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A pickup truck driver was charged with a DWI at an area hospital after the incident occurred. On March 31st, 2018, a drugged driver hit a minivan on the Long Island Expressway and then crossed the median and hit several other vehicles. The crash killed one woman and caused injury to eight others. The highway was closed for hours after the incident, police said. Many people injured in the crash were sent to Stony Brook University Hospital, and their injuries ranged from minor to severe. One woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, said the police. The crash occurred at the 68...

03 April

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One Person Critically Injured, Two Others Injured on Queens Parkway

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On Friday, March 30th, three people were thrown out of their car during a crash that occurred on a parkway in Queens. The accident happened in the morning and led to injuries for all three of these people. One of the individuals was also critically injured. This information comes from the police who responded to the crash. The victims were in a silver sedan when another vehicle rear-ended them. This caused them to rear-end the vehicle in front of them, too. Their vehicle was hit from behind while on the eastbound side of the Grand Central Parkway. This accident happened near...

06 December

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Furniture Tip Over Accidents Pose Serious Dangers to Children

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In May of 2017, another small child was crushed to death in California after an Ikea chest of drawers fell on the toddler. Sadly, the questionably designed piece of furniture was dangerously unstable resulting in another preventable furniture tip over accident. That death became the eighth of its kind to occur in recent times. Less than a year earlier, in late December 2016, Ikea reached a $50 million settlement based on furniture accidents involving three other children. All four of these victims were near the age of two. Surely new legislation might help put a stop to these senseless deaths. Lawyers for...

24 October

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New York Crush Injury Lawyer Discusses Causes and Symptoms of Crush Injuries

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Crush Injuries: Causes and Symptoms Some of the most common physical ailments people suffer in various accidents are crush injuries. These often happen due to auto and truck collisions, industrial accidents, machine malfunctions, bad falls, building (or ceiling) collapses, transportation incidents, natural disasters, and other events. Crush injuries develop when one or more parts of the body are severely compressed between hard surfaces. When this happens, the oxygen and blood flow to the person’s tissues in the affected areas are severely limited. This initially causes ischemia after several hours can cause the damaged tissues to die (resulting in necrosis). When first responders and...

04 October

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NYC Accident Lawyer Discusses How Unlicensed NYC Drivers Keep Causing Too Many Accidents

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Unlicensed NYC Drivers Keep Causing Too Many Accidents While many Americans are most concerned about drunk and distracted driving, everyone must realize that unlicensed drivers now pose one the biggest safety threats to all of us explains a NYC accident lawyer at the F&A law firm in Brooklyn. Although some of these people held licenses that were revoked in the past, many of them are just irresponsible men and women who think it’s clever to drive without one. Serious NYC Accident Renews Concerns On September 10, 2017, Antonio Pina-Morocho slid behind the wheel of a car in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn...