If you have been injured from a motor vehicle accident or a fall, your first trip may be to the hospital. At the hospital you will be asked how the injury happened. This will usually be documented in the hospital record. Following the discharge from the hospital when...
Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accident in New York leaves 1 dead
According to Suffolk County authorities, a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Broadhollow Road in Melville died as a result of the accident. Police indicated that their investigation into the Nov. 6 incident is ongoing. Shortly after 11 p.m., a 28-year-old man in a...
Cab hits pedestrian and building in New York
On Oct. 6, a cab hit a building after jumping a curb on the Upper East Side. The crash took place around 11:50 a.m. when a taxi slammed into an eyeglass store at Madison Avenue and East 95th Street. The vehicle also hit a pedestrian before stopping completely. After...
CBS executive’s wife dies after being hit by bicyclist
The wife of a CBS senior vice president was struck by a bicyclist in New York's Central Park. The 58-year-old woman was reportedly stepping off a curb when she was hit by a bicycle being operated by a 31-year-old man who was swerving to keep from hitting a group of...
New York Sanitation truck accident kills pedestrian
A New York truck accident resulted in the death of a 91-year-old woman on July 18. The driver of the city sanitation truck involved in the pedestrian accident received a summons for failure to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian. The accident occurred on Staten...
New York man killed by suspected drunk driver in crash
Police say that a man driving a red Ford Focus hit a pedestrian near the intersection of 92nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Queens at 4:30 a.m. on July 5. After hitting the pedestrian while he was crossing the street, the driver hit a parked car. The 42-year-old male...
Elderly woman struck by bus in New York City
On June 18 at around 5 pm, an elderly pedestrian was struck by a local sightseeing bus in New York. An anchor with a local news outlet reported that the victim was taken to Bellevue in serious condition. The source did not specify the injuries suffered. A spokesman...
Serious pedestrian accident reinforces need for slower speeds
Mayor Bill deBlasio has been trying to make New York City's streets safer; not from crime, but from dangerous driving. His Vision Zero initiative has lowered the speed limits in specific areas of the city with the goal of reducing the number of crashes and pedestrian...
Will reduced speeds protect pedestrians from reckless drivers?
There is no denying the fact that New York City is a pedestrian's city. Even though the streets are always congested with cars and trucks, many people live without cars. In some respects, not having a car can be safer, as there are far fewer chances of getting into a...
Catastrophic accident claims life of pregnant New York mother
After a routine visit to the obstetrician one week before her baby was due, a woman of Chinese descent and her husband stopped at an Asian grocery store before heading home. The young mother had been hesitant to go out into the snowstorm but wanted to keep her...