The Scarsdale Hartsdale Daily Voice reported on a pedestrian that was hit by a car and killed last Wednesday at a busy Scarsdale intersection. The incident happened around 8 in the morning on Wednesday, October 7 near the intersection of Crane Road and Church Lane in Scarsdale. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched …
Queens Pedestrian Struck, Killed Last Friday
The New York Post reported on a tragic Queens accident that turned deadly when a 72-year-old man was struck and killed by a minivan early Friday morning. The incident occurred around 4:45 a.m. where Horace Harding Expressway meets Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills. An elderly man was attempting to cross Horace Harding Expressway against …
Pedestrian Killed On Long Island Expressway
The Suffolk Daily Voice reported recently on the tragic death of a Lake Ronkonkoma man killed by a vehicle impact on the Long Island Expressway on Tuesday, September 29. According to a statement from the Nassau County Police, the incident occurred Tuesday morning just before 9:00 a.m., in the town of Jericho. A 67-year-old man …
A Pedestrian Dies In An Accident At A Fifth Avenue Intersection
Last year was a deadly year for pedestrians and cyclists in New York. The number of accidents involving cyclists and motor vehicles more than doubled. Throughout all of last year, the Department of Transportation released data revealing that New York City experienced 218 total traffic fatalities. These fatalities included 121 pedestrians and 28 cyclists. When …
A Pedestrian Dies In An Accident Involving A Tractor-Trailor
Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero making the promise to eliminate traffic fatalities, bicyclist and pedestrian deaths were up in 2019. In 2019, bicyclist deaths more than doubled over the numbers in 2018. So far, it does not seem as though the year 2020 is off to a better start. Because of the changes …
Family Of A Pedestrian Killed In An Accident Is Poised To Sue The City
In many cases, the driver who caused an accident is usually declared to be at-fault in an accident. In some states, a jury may assign a percentage of fault to each person involved. However, a recent ruling in New York’s highest court may make it possible for victims and their families to hold local and …
New York Senator Andrew Gounardes Endorses Bills To Decrease Pedestrian Deaths
When Mayor Bill de Blasio was elected in New York City, one of the things that he promised was safer streets for pedestrians. He introduced Vision Zero, an initiative to reduce traffic fatalities in the city to zero. The program called for adjustments to traffic lights and intersections to make them safer for pedestrians. In …
A 7-Year-Old Boy Died In A Pedestrian Accident
In late December of last year, New York City officials announced that pedestrian traffic deaths had risen for the first time since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office. As of December 22nd of 2019, there were 215 traffic fatalities citywide, which was up from 195 in 2018. 117 of those fatalities were pedestrians, compared to …
Driver Of A Moped Hits A Pedestrian Who Died At The Hospital
In 2018, fatal accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists dropped to a record low, causing lawmakers to cheer Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative. However, 2019 was not so kind. As of December 22nd, 2019, there were 114 pedestrian deaths on New York Streets, compared to 110 in 2018. This caused lawmakers and activists to …
Walking While Distracted Is Dangerous And On The Rise
Cell phones have quickly become the one accessory that many people cannot live without. Not so long ago, cell phones could only be used for talking and texting, but even back then, distracted driving was still causing accidents. Now that phones allow us to browse the internet and engage on social media, the problem has …