30 April

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Man Fatally Struck in Queens While Crossing Street

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Police Are looking for a driver who caused a hit-and-run accident that led to one fatality. This accident occurred in Queens on Sunday. Police responded to a call at around 12:40 in the morning. The call said a pedestrian had been hit at Hillside Avenue and 153rd Street. Police found a 54-year-old man unconscious with severe trauma over his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man has been identified as Azeemuddin Jalaluddin. The early investigation found that a Honda Pilot was traveling west when it struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the street. The driver fled the scene. The...

26 April

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Road Rage in Long Island Leads to 2 People Hit by Car

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In Long Island, a Westbury man is being charged with assault. He is being charged with assault after he allegedly struck two people with his car after an incident fighting over a parking space. The incident happened on the Jericho Turnpike near the intersection of Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. According to Nassau County police, Anthony Scott, a 37-year-old, was double parked. He got into a fight with three people who were in another car. According to witnesses, Scott then attacked the three people. There was a brief physical altercation, and the victims started walking back to the sidewalk when Scott sped up and...

24 April

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Two-Vehicle Accidents Leaves Pedestrian Injured

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In Staten Island, a two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Manor Road and Schmidts Lane in Castleton Corners left one pedestrian with severe injuries. This information comes from an FDNY spokesperson. A Mercedes-Benz was involved in this accident, and it sustained damages to its front end. A Volkswagen was also involved in the accident, and it appears it was hit on the passenger side. The FDNY spokesperson said that a pedestrian was hit during this accident. The pedestrian was transported to Staten Island University Hospital located in Ocean Breeze. Because of the incident, the NYPD had to direct traffic around the crash...

15 April

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Pedestrian in Tribeca Hit by Falling Scaffolding

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In Tribeca in Manhattan, a pedestrian was hit by a piece of falling debris. This incident happened on Friday afternoon. According to authorities, a piece of scaffolding fell off of an office high-rise. The building was located at 101 Barclay Street, and the accident happened at around 2:15 in the afternoon. A pedestrian on the sidewalk was hit by the falling debris. The victim suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, and they were taken to Bellevue Hospital to be treated for their injuries. The Department of Buildings sent investigators to the scene. The building is owned by Bank of New York Mellon. A spokesperson said...

15 April

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Police Investigating Crash on I-684

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On April 13, the New York State Police from the Somers barracks was investigating a motor vehicle crash that happened on Interstate 684 near Exit 6. The preliminary report suggests that it happened at around 12:20 in the afternoon. Zhi R. Ding, age 71, of Queens, was using the median shoulder of the interstate to change a tire on his Jeep. He was being helped by his passenger Xian Yansheng. A Honda Civic being driven by Mark Manzi, 33, of Harrison, NY, left the road and hit Ding and his vehicle. Both Ding and Yansheng had to be taken to Westchester Medical...

15 April

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Update: Driver of Mercedes Arrested After Crash

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We are here with another update on the crash that injured at least eight people. This crash happened in Brooklyn on Friday night. The cops have arrested a drunk driver in connection with the incident. The incident left eight people hospitalized and at least two of those people had serious injuries. The man being charged is David Olivier, 27-years-old. He is facing drunk driving charges for the Friday night accident that involved three vehicles and injured pedestrians, too. He was driving his Mercedes and speeding down Flatbush Avenue when the accident occurred. Officials say he rear-ended a 2015 BMW, and then he went...

15 April

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Mercedes Hits Four People After Jumping a Curb in Brooklyn

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In Flatbush on Friday, a Mercedes jumped the car and ran over four pedestrians. This led to two of them being critically injured. This information comes from authorities and witnesses. The driver of a silver Mercedes is expected to be charged for the accident. According to witnesses, the accident was a three-car, chain-reaction crash. It happened at Farragut Road and Flatbush Avenue at 8:45 at night. Witnesses say that the people on the sidewalk didn’t have to time to turnaround as the car was coming towards them. Authorities say that four pedestrians were taken to Kings County Hospital and four people who had...

15 April

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Three People Injured in Brooklyn by Falling Scaffolding

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On Saturday, April 14, a falling scaffolding that encircled a Brooklyn Heights building came crashing down. This resulted in injury to three people who were walking by. This information comes from officials who were at the scene at the time. The scaffolding was in the process of being taken down when it fell outside of a Starbucks coffee shop near the entrance to the Borough Hall train station. This is at the corner of Court and Joralemon Sts. The incident happened at around 11 in the morning. The beams took out a corner traffic signal as they were falling and then hit...

13 April

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Pedestrian Was Hit by Truck in Cattaraugus County

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Last week, a pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck in Cattaraugus County. The police officers have said that a male was walking east on Route 417 when the accident happened, and he was struck by a vehicle. This accident occurred in Kill Buck, New York. It happened at about 3:30 in the morning. The pedestrian, who has not yet been identified, was flown to ECMC by a Mercy Flight. The driver of the truck wasn’t injured, and it is not clear what condition the pedestrian is in at this time. The reasons for the accident and who was at fault are also still unclear. Authorities...

12 April

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Deadly Crash Ruled Pedestrian Error

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A deadly accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle that happened in late March was ruled a pedestrian accident. This accident happened in Jonesville, New York. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s police officers were investigating the car accident that led to the death of a pedestrian. The pedestrian who died in the accident was Nancy H. Berlin. She was a 77-year-old woman who lived at Clifton Park. She was hit on Main Street in Jonesville at around 7:30 p.m. She was hit by a 2008 Toyota Prius sedan being driven by Victor A. Temple, also of Clifton Park. This information comes from a...

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