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In Bronx, Hutchinson Parkway Reopened

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An accident that happened on April 4 in the Bronx led to Hutchinson Parkway being closed for a time. The NYPD have said that a New York City Department of Transportation worker was hit in the area at around 10:30 a.m. The man who was hit was George Staab, a 57-year-old resident of Long Island. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene of the accident and was treated at the same hospital for minor injuries. The parkway was shut down by police at...

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Update: 2 Arrested in Connection with Crash Near JFK

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Update: 2 Arrested in Connection with Crash Near JFK

An update on a crash reported on yesterday has come in. The police say that two people have been arrested after a car crash that happened on Long Island. The crash occurred near the JFK airport and left two people dead and five other people injured. Police were inspecting a car that had been nearly completely burned out. This investigation happened on Wednesday morning, and they were looking at one of the five vehicles that was involved in the crash which happened at around 2 a.m. on the Nassau Expressway. Passengers were trapped inside this car as it went up in flames,...

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7 People Hurt, 2 Dead After Crash Near JFK

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7 People Hurt, 2 Dead After Crash Near JFK

A catastrophic accident led to the deaths of two people and injuries to seven more people. This accident happened on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The accident was a chain-reaction crash that happened near JFK airport. So far, two of the people who were injured have been arrested in connection with the collision. Investigators are currently looking into drunk driving as a possible factor in the collision. Five cars, at least, were involved in the collision. One of the cars ended up being completely engulfed in fire. While the cause of the crash is still being investigated, alcohol could have been a factor....

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Man from Potsdam Dies in Workplace Accident

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Man from Potsdam Dies in Workplace Accident

A man from Potsdam has died after an accident that is reported to have happened while he was changing a tire on the job. This incident happened on Friday, March 9, 2018. The Canton police, as well as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, have said they are looking into the death. The victim was 33-year-old Justin Miller. He was working his job with Atlantic Testing Laboratories on Route 11 when the incident occurred. It appears that the accident happened in the village of Canton. It is said to have occurred at 80 Lincoln Street, a place where Atlantic Testing has a...

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Man Found Guilty of Felony Assault in Crash Case

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Man Found Guilty of Felony Assault in Crash Case

A jury has found a man guilty of felony assault after a trial. John W. Cole is the man who has been convicted of felony assault and driving while under the influence. The trial happened in the Saratoga County Court in Ballston Spa on March 16, 2018. The jury convicted John W. Coleman auto repair businessman, of the two charges. He was driving in one night and crashed his BMW into a tree on Sitterly Road. His actions left the passenger in his vehicle with severe injuries. The passenger is now quadriplegic. The jury was comprised of seven men and five women....

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Victims Identified in Glenville Crash That Led to Fatalities

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Victims Identified in Glenville Crash That Led to Fatalities

Victims have now been identified in a Glenville crash that led to fatalities. This accident occurred on April 2, 2018. The accident happened in the evening on that Monday. The Glenville police have identified the two people who were killed in the accident. According to the Glenville police, the victims were 28-year-old Joshua Mendetta who was a resident of Gloversville. He was on Amsterdam Road near Wolf Hollow Road at about 7 in the evening and was crossing onto the other side of the road. While he was crossing, a car being driven by Tamicia Liberty, a 59-year-old resident of Schenectady,...

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Fatal Car-Pedestrian Crash Judged as Pedestrian Error

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Fatal Car-Pedestrian Crash Judged as Pedestrian Error

Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies have been investigating a car accident that led to the death of a pedestrian. This accident happened on March 27, 2018. The pedestrian who was killed was Nancy H. Berlin, a 77-year-old resident of Clifton Park. She was hit while walking on Main Street in Jonesville. The accident happened at about 7:30 p.m. The driver was in a 2008 Toyota Prius. The driver was Victor A Temple of Clifton Park. This information comes from a press release that the sheriff’s office sent out. Berlin was pronounced dead on arrival at Ellis Hospital. The police have stated that it...

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Two Construction Workers Die in Accidents on Same Day

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Two Construction Workers Die in Accidents on Same Day

Construction accidents can be frequent in New York City. Two construction workers were killed on the same day while working construction. The two incidents were completely separate and lead to the deaths of two people. An accident in Queens led to the death of a 33-year-old when he fell down an elevator shaft while working on a Manhattan hotel project. A 26-year-old construction worker was also killed on the same day when he fell to his death in Queens. This incident happened just a few hours after the incident in Manhattan. This victim was working on a bathroom in Rego Park when...

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A Nonprofit Wants Construction Worker’s Death to Be Investigated

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A Nonprofit Wants Construction Worker’s Death to Be Investigated

A nonprofit organization wants a construction worker’s death to be investigated. An Ecuadorian construction worker was killed by a forklift at a worksite in the Jamaica area. An immigrant rights group that he was a member of wants answers about what happened and what caused the accident. The victim was Edgar Pazmino. His peers at New Immigrant Community Empowerment want justice and to know what happened. The 34-year-old was killed on March 13 when some machinery he had been working with pinned him against the wall of a luxury condo. This happened near 89th Avenue and 150th Street. The group doesn’t understand...

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Study Finds 222 NY Metro Workplace Deaths Happened in 2016

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Study Finds 222 NY Metro Workplace Deaths Happened in 2016

Further reporting on the important study done on workplace safety in New York has found that there were 222 deaths in the Greater New York Metro area related to workplace accidents. This information is from 2016. This is the same number of fatalities related to workplace accidents in the prior year. This information comes from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data looked at the New York/Newark/New Jersey/and Pennsylvania metropolitan area. The number of workplace deaths has ranged from 145 in the year 2010 to 236 in the year 2004. The biggest number of workplace deaths happened because of vehicle...

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