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Three People Killed in a Hit-and-Run Near Lakewood

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Three people were killed on March 8th, 2018 after a hit-and-run accident. The driver hit the other vehicle and forced it to roll. This accident happened on Interstate 5 and shut down the freeway for over five hours. This happened near Bridgeport War. A police officer from DuPont was also hit by a semi-truck while he was sitting in his car at the scene of the accident. He suffered neck and back injuries because of this and was released from the hospital on Thursday morning. The police car he was in was totaled. The accident happened at around 2:15 a.m. when a...

03 April

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What To Do After a Car Accident

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After you’ve been in a car accident, it can be very overwhelming and confusing. You might not know which steps you should take to ensure your safety as well as the safety of those around you. The actions you take after your accident can help or hinder your case if you decide to file a personal injury claim. The following steps are a helpful guide of what to do after you’ve been a car accident: Move to a safe area if possible. If you're able to do so, move your car out of harm’s way. If you can’t move your car, put...

03 April

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New York Teen Dies From Injuries a Year After Crash

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New York teen dies from car crash injuries

In Colonie, New York, a teenager who suffered severe burns died from his injuries over a year after the car crash he was in happened. This accident happened in New York over a year ago. According to the Albany County district attorney’s office, the 17-year-old, Niko DiNovo, died on Monday evening of the 19th of March. According to sources, the teen suffered third-degree burns to around 95 percent of his body. He received these injuries after a car crushed that happened in October 2016 in Colonie. The accident was caused when DeNovo's friend, Michael Carr, was driving over the speed limit. He...

03 April

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Person Airlifted After Accident Involving Three Vehicles in Watertown

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According to police, a woman was airlifted to a hospital after a three-car crash happened. This car accident happened on Thursday, March 22nd. It occurred in Pamelia, New York. The police said that the woman was airlifted to Upstate University Hospital after the crash near Waterton. The woman, Michelle R. Barton-Cox, was driving on State Route 11 at around 3:30 p.m. when another woman, Katlynn Marie Patterson from Calcium, hit her car. Barton-Cox was driving a GMC and Patterson was driving a 2011 Jeep. Patterson was trying to turn into her driveway. The GMC pushed the jeep into another lane and...

03 April

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School Bus Involved in Brooklyn Crash

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A crash that occurred near the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Eastern Parkway involved a school bus that was carrying children at the time. This information came from the NYPD. The school bus crash happened in Brooklyn and injured over 30 people. A spokesman for the FDNY had this information to give. The bus and another vehicle were the two vehicles involved in the incident. This accident happened at the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Eastern Parkway, and it happened at around 12:45 p.m., said the police. A spokesman for the FDNY said that 31 people sustained injuries and that six of...

03 April

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Three People Hospitalized After Driver Crashes into Pizza Place on Long Island

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The woman was 66-years-old, and she accidentally stepped on the gas while on Herzel Boulevard and ended up crashing her car into a pizza place on Long Island. This information was given from the police. The woman hit her Mercury Grand Marquis into another car at the intersection of Little East Neck Road. Then, she hit into Giovanni’s Pizza, the police said. People were yelling that there was a car in the pizza place, and many witnesses saw the accident occur. The woman drove over the foot of one of the employees of the pizza place, the police also said. This employee as...

03 April

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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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A LIRR Train Hits Car on Tracks

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Accidents, Train Accidents

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....