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Construction Worker Deaths in New York on Rise

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Construction worker fatalities are on the rise in New York. These fatalities are continuing to rise as rampant safety violations continue to be a problem. This information comes from an annual report that was released by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. According to this report, fatal injuries in the industry of construction have increased across the state to 71 in 2016. This is up from 50 in 2014. But, construction worker deaths in New York City did decrease from 28 to 21. The study found that the leading cause of deaths was from falls. They accounted for...

04 April

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Update on Officer-Related Crash, Investigation Could Take Time

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Update on Officer-Related Crash, Investigation Could Take Time

This post gives a quick update on a story reported on earlier this week. In Buffalo, New York, an accident involving a Buffalo police officer lead to the death of one pedestrian. According to the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, they will need 30 days to finish their report on the fatal crash. This crash involved a police officer. This information comes from the Buffalo Police Captain. The victim was Susan Lotempio. She was a 64-year-old woman who was walking along Hertel Avenue at around 6:30 in the morning. While walking, she was hit by the vehicle the police officer...

04 April

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Buffalo Police Officer Involved in Fatal Accident, One Woman Dead

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one woman dead in Buffalo in accident involving cop

On March 31, 2018, a Buffalo Police officer was headed to a call and on the way, he was involved in a crash that ended up killing a woman in the North Buffalo area. The Buffalo Police have called in the New York State Police to help them investigate the crash. This accident occurred at around 6:30 a.m. on Friday and happened on Hertel Avenue and Tennyson Avenue. According to the police, a veteran of the fore was headed down the road and responding to a call on Starin Avenue. The victim has been identified as Susan Lotempio, a 64-year-old woman. The details of...

04 April

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Deadly Car Crash Kills One on Utica Avenue

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accident in Brooklyn leads to pedestrian death

An elderly woman was killed on March 15th, 2018 when a driver backed up and ran over her on Utica Avenue. According to police, the accident occurred at around 9:28 p.m. A 71-year-old man was driving a Cadillac sedan in reverse. He was doing so near Avenue L. While driving in reverse, he hit a Chevrolet Equinox that was parked. The Equinox then hit the 75-year-old woman. She was not in a vehicle at the time. The driver then hit another parked car. Emergency Responders found the woman and saw she had leg injuries. She was taken to Kings County Hospital and...

04 April

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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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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...

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Construction Worker Deaths in New York on Rise

Update on Officer-Related Crash, Investigation Could Take Time

Buffalo Police Officer Involved in Fatal Accident, One Woman Dead

Deadly Car Crash Kills One on Utica Avenue

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

New York Teen Dies From Injuries a Year After Crash