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Man in Astoria Fatally Struck by R Train

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On Sunday morning, the Steinway St. station in Astoria was blocked off after a man was hit by a train. It appears that man jumped in front of a Queens subway and was fatally hit by the train on Sunday morning. This information comes from officials who were on the scene. The train was a Manhattan-bound R train that was inside the Steinway St. station, and it is said that the incident occurred at around 9:55 in the morning. The operator of the train saw the man on the tracks as the train was pulling into the station, but, despite trying, he was not...

08 April

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New York City Bike Safety Program In Place

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Bicycle Accidents

In New York, intersections can be some of the most dangerous places. Drivers and pedestrians are all hurrying to get to their destinations and often have little regards for the others around them. While bike riders and drivers must share the road, soon they will be operating under different rules. A new bike safety program will allow cyclists to follow pedestrian signs. This means that cyclists will be able to follow the pedestrian rules instead of the vehicle rules. In many dangerous areas for bicyclists, many riders think this change could be good. This new program is looking to reduce the number of...

08 April

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Police Are Investigating Crash in Elmira

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents

The police are looking into a crash that happened in Elmira. The accident happened at around 11 at night in the Big Lots Parking lot at Lake Street and Madison Avenue. The Elmira Police Department arrived on the scene. The New York State Police and the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene. The police from Elmira have stated that the state police are looking into the accident. State police at Horseheads have confirmed this. They state they are investigation a motor vehicle accident that occurred at that location. So far, no further details have been released. The identities of...

08 April

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A Multi-Vehicle Crash Leaves One Person Hospitalized

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents

A recent multi-vehicle crash occurred on April 5, 2018, in Aurelius. One person was sent to the hospital after a three-car accident that occurred on Thursday morning. The captain of the Aurelius Volunteer Fire Department, Capt. Kevin Foster, said that a driver was trying to take a left turn in the area of 1492 Clark St. Road when their vehicle was hit by another car. This sent both vehicles into traffic and one of the vehicles hit a third one. This information comes from Foster. One person had to be sent to Auburn Community Hospital as they had sustained minor injuries. The...

07 April

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4 People Have Been Injured In Brooklyn After Car Crashes Into Bus

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Bus Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

This story is breaking and so not much information is known about it as of now. We will update you further as more information is discovered and released. In New York City, four people were injured after a car slammed into an MTA bus. This incident happened in Brooklyn on Friday morning of April 6. The accident happened at around 7:30 in the morning near the intersection of Fenimore Street and Nostrand Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn. If you were on one of the passengers in the bus and need legal help, please get in contact with us and we will...

07 April

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Update: Crash Near JFK Airport Killed Engaged Couple

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death

An update on the traffic multi-vehicle accident that occurred earlier this month is available. The accident was a forty five-car collision that happened near the JFK airport. A young couple, a man and a woman, who had recently become engaged, were killed in the car crash. The victims have been identified as Yisrael Levin, 21, who is the son of a Brooklyn rabbi, and Elisheva Basya Kaplan, 20, who is from Queens. They were a newly engaged couple. They were killed in the accident that happened on the Nassau Expressway. The two of them got engaged just one week ago and were planning...

07 April

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Update: Well-Known Chef Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death

An update on a story we reported on earlier has been found. This story was about an accident in Cayuga County that led to one fatality. The driver who caused the accident was Stephen S. Landon, a 53-year-old man from Skaneateles. He has now been accused of driving while drunk. While doing so, he crashed into another car and killed a 25-year-old many from Auburn. The crash happened in early March. Landon is a well-known Chef from Central New York who has won many awards for his cooking. He was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular assault as well as...

07 April

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Alcohol Likely Cause of Fatal Cayuga County Crash

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death

According to police, alcohol contributed to a crash that occurred in Cayuga County that led to a man’s death and injury to four people. This happened in early March on March 9, according to police deputies. Stephen S. Landon, a 53-year-old from Skaneateles, was driving on Route 34 in Fleming when his car moved across the center line and hit into an oncoming car. This information comes from Lt. Michael Wellauer from the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. The victim, Travis Mainwaring, died at the scene. He was 25-years-old at the time. Landon was reportedly drinking before the crash, and there are charges pending...

07 April

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An Oneida County Woman has Been Charged with DWI, Manslaughter

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A woman from Oneida County has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and a DWI. The woman was from Blossvale, and she was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter as well as driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right. She was charged with these after a two-car accident that occurred on February 26. This information comes from Utica police. The woman who has been charged was Jennifer L. Prichard, a 43-year-old. She turned herself into the Utica police and was then charged. According to police, Pritchard was driving her vehicle when she crossed over the double yellow lines. This happened on Oriskany Street...

07 April

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3 People From Massachusetts Killed in NY Car Accident

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents

In February, there was a car crash that occurred in Upstate New York. In this accident, three people from Massachusetts were killed in the crash. Police responded to the accident on the New York State Thruway in Verona. They were reported to have responded to the accident at about 10:30 in the morning. The accident claimed the lives of three victims. The victims were Maria Braga, who is an 81-year-old woman from Fall River. David M. Botelho a 73-year-old woman of Westport. And, Isabel Botelho, a 72-year-old-woman from Westport. The driver of this vehicle was Joao Braga was an 81-year-old from Fall...