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Three Critically Hurt in Accident that Brought Grand Central Parkway Traffic to a Stop
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 nearby hospital. A 19-year-old woman had a fractured skull and another 19-year-old woman had a deep cut to her hand. Also, an 18-year-old man had a broken leg. The driver of the Mini Cooper was a 49-year-old who was taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t serious.
Vehicle Hits into Six People in Brooklyn Causing Serious Injury
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. The accident occurred around 7 in the evening. Four other people were reported to have received minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle didn’t have use of his legs and the car accelerator became stuck because the device he used to operated the pedals stopped working, according to
One Dead and Eight Hurt After Drugged Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash
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. Â 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 Exit in Shirley when a drugged driver hit into the minivan at around 3:30 in the afternoon. Videos from the scene show a damaged red minivan and a pickup truck with a damaged front end. In the video, there is also debris all over the roadway and tracks
One Person Critically Injured, Two Others Injured on Queens Parkway
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 the intersection of the Van Wyck Expressway and the Jackie Robinson Parkway, and it occurred at 7:30 a.m. Medics arrived at the scene and rushed the victim who was critically injured to New York-Presbyterian, a hospital in Queens. The other two victims whose injuries weren’t as severe went to
Sanitation Worker Causes Chain Reaction Collision in Queens
A sanitation worker in the Queens area who thought it would be a good idea to take the wheels on his own ended up in trouble with the police last Saturday. He caused a chain reaction collision because he decided to move a van that was in the way of his sanitation truck. This is the reason the police gave as to why the accident occurred. The driver of the sanitation truck, James M. McGuinness, 50, was gathering garbage on Hampton Street near Elmhurst Avenue in the Flushing neighborhood at roughly 11:30 a.m. While doing so, he saw a 2003 Ford van which didn’t have any occupants and still had the key in the ignition. So, he got inside the van and turned the vehicle on. Then, he backed the van up and hit an Acura sedan which was sitting behind the van. This caused the Acura to hit
NY Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Discuss Current Crises: Untreated Bedsores & Questionable Evictions
Too many older Americans struggle daily with poorly trained nursing home employees who are often in short supply explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the NY nursing home abuse lawyers at the F&A injury law firm. These substandard patient-staff ratios often lead to seniors suffering from excessive falls and untreated bedsores (pressure ulcers). Arguably even more alarming are the growing number of nursing homes that are now trying to evict patients they no longer consider to be adequately profitable. Fortunately, ongoing investigations in many states are now shining a light on these problems. The New York Times is among the more responsible newspapers that regularly report on these issues, trying to raise public awareness that will force government regulators to take more decisive action on behalf of seniors. The following information provides a snapshot of the specific challenges some seniors now face as they try to fight off unjustified evictions –