WEST HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK – According to an online news article published by www.newsday.com, an 85-year-old Westbury woman was struck and killed while walking across Hempstead Avenue. Nassau County Police report that an 85-year-old Westbury woman attempting to cross Hempstead Avenue was hit and killed by a passing car.  The … [Read more...] about Fatal West Hempstead Pedestrian Accident

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK – As reported in an online news article published by longisland.com, a Mattituck man without a driver’s license was arrested and charged for fleeing the scene of an accident that left a school teacher dead. According to the Suffolk County Police, a 32-year-old Mattituck man has been arrested and is facing … [Read more...] about Hit-and-Run Accident in Suffolk County, New York

Kings Park School District Loses Gym Teacher Who Sustained Fatal Injuries in Hit-and-Run Accident KINGS PARK, NEW YORK – According to online news articles published by newyork.cbslocal.comand abc7ny.com, a 37-year-old Kings Park School District gym teacher and coach was killed in a Long Island hit-and-run accident. A … [Read more...] about Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident in Kings Park, New York

ALBANY, NEW YORK — The New York State Senate passed legislation that permits electric scooter companies to rent their scooters on the streets of New York. According to Mashable.com, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, the New York State legislators passed the measure that all but eliminated e-scooter restrictions in the state.  The new law, … [Read more...] about Electric Scooters Allowed in New York City

BETHPAGE, New York — Shrieks of horror, the wail of emergency sirens, and the drone of an emergency helicopter distributed a normally quiet neighborhood in Bethpage, New York. The Key News Network reported that a young child sustained severe injuries after a motor vehicle struck the child while trying to cross the street. The child … [Read more...] about Child Hit By Car in Bethpage, New York

RAMAPO- N.Y. — A motor vehicle struck two people who were walking on the side of the road at dawn Tuesday, June 4, 2019. According to PatchNew York, the driver sped away from the scene of the crash. Police immediately began searching for a possible suspect based on the leads they developed during their initial investigation. The … [Read more...] about Two Injured in Early Morning Hit-and-Run in Ramapo

COLONIE, N.Y. — Police investigators from Colonie, New York are trying to determine what happened when a pedestrian was hit by a car at the intersection of Wolf and Sand Creek Roads according to The Daily Gazette. The male pedestrian sustained severe head trauma according to police. The matter remains under investigation with local … [Read more...] about Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Collision with Car in Colonie

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Tragedy struck when a reportedly 89-year-old woman who was walking on a sidewalk was killed by a motorist attempting to back into a Brooklyn driveway. The woman died at Kings County Hospital. According to patch.com, witnesses called for emergency response at 4:20 p.m. The investigating officers did not arrest the … [Read more...] about Elderly Woman Killed While Walking on Sidewalk

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn, N.Y. — A female driver careened into two mothers walking with their young children as the pedestrians stepped onto a crosswalk. The two adults suffered severe injuries, and one of them lost her unborn child. Sadly, a 1-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl were killed in the crash. The crash happened at the … [Read more...] about Park Slope Corridor Improvements

REGO PARK, NY – According to Qchron.com, a 26-year-old woman was killed on Sunday in Rego Park when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The victim was reportedly walking on the sidewalk of Queens Boulevard when a 2005 Lincoln Town Car leaving a gas station struck her and then fled the scene. Police caught up with the green cab … [Read more...] about Taxi Strikes and Kills Woman in Rego Park

BRONX, NY- According to Bronx.news12.com, a man almost died from injuries that he suffered in a hit-and-run crash on Tremont Avenue. Another pedestrian, an elderly woman, was killed in a pedestrian accident at Tremont and Miles avenues in December. One resident claims that the traffic lights are poorly positioned and that she was … [Read more...] about Concerns Raised Over Dangers of Tremont Avenue

FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY - According to Newday.com, a woman was killed while crossing the Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The victim was identified as an 86-year-old woman. Reports indicate that the woman was struck by a 1997 Jeep Wrangler at around 6:19 in the evening. The victim was taken to a … [Read more...] about Woman Killed While Crossing Street in Franklin Square

    NEW YORK - According to qgazette.com, Mayor Bill de Blasio has plans to bring the Vision Zero initiative to some of the city’s thoroughfares and most accident-prone roadways. Plans are in the works to make changes along 21st Street from 50th Avenue in Long Island City through 20th Avenue in Astoria. The … [Read more...] about Vision Zero Plans to Make 21st Street Safer

STATEN ISLAND, NY - According to Silive.com, a 67-year-old woman struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene of the accident. The driver, a grandmother from Westerleigh, reportedly hit the 60-year-old man and then drove away from the scene. The driver is now facing charges for “leaving the scene of an accident where there is a … [Read more...] about 67-Year-Old Driver Strikes, Kills Pedestrian and Flees Scene

HEMPSTEAD, NY - According to Abc7ny.com, a deadly hit-and-run on Long Island is under investigation. The incident took place at about 6:40 in the evening close to the intersection of Westbury Boulevard and Commander Avenue. According to reports, the victim, a 56-year-old woman was walking in the area and was struck by a vehicle that … [Read more...] about Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Long Island

NEW YORK - According to the Gothamist.com, a green cab hit a pedestrian who was walking on a sidewalk in Queens killing the 26-year-old woman. The driver was apprehended but later released from the police department without any charges having been filed. The driver has been identified as a 55-year-old man. The investigation … [Read more...] about Hit-and-Run Accident in Queens, New York

HEMPSTEAD, NY - According to Newli.com, a woman was killed when she was struck by a vehicle at about 6:40 in the evening in Hempstead. The woman was walking near the intersection of Westbury Boulevard and Commander Avenue when she was hit. Reports indicate that the vehicle that struck the victim has not yet been … [Read more...] about Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident in Hempstead

BORO PARK, NY – According to the bklyner.com, a driver put the lives of school children in danger when he jumped onto the curb and drove down the sidewalk to avoid waiting for a school bus. The incident was caught on video and Dov Hikind, a former Assemblyman, went on Twitter to call for the arrest of the reckless … [Read more...] about Driver Drove Onto Sidewalk To Get Past School Bus

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – According to Longisland.com, a pedestrian died after being hit by a car in Ronkonkoma. The victim was identified as 46-year-old Christopher Grassia. The vehicle that hit Grassia was traveling northbound. Grassia was found by a passerby who called emergency services at about 12:20 a.m. The vehicle that struck the … [Read more...] about Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Accident in Ronkonkoma

CASTLE HILL, NY – According to Abc7ny.com, a school bus hit and killed a woman in the Bronx on Thursday, February 14, 2019. The crash took place at the intersection of Havemeyer and Story in Castle Hill at a little before 10 in the morning. The victim, a 68-year-old woman, was reportedly in critical condition when she was … [Read more...] about Hit and Run School Bus Accident in Bronx, New York

GREENWICH, NY- The dailyvoice.com writes that police have apprehended a suspect in a hit-and-run collision that took place on January 26, 2019. The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. near Byram when a driver hit three vehicles that were parked on the road and then fled the scene. Police located the vehicle involved in Port … [Read more...] about Police Track Down Greenwich Hit-and-Run Driver

GARDEN CITY, NY – According to Abc7ny.com, a pedestrian was killed and a state trooper was injured as a result of a chain of events that started with a single vehicle crash. The incidents occurred on Zeckendorf Boulevard in Nassau County. Michael Patterson, 39 had crashed on the side of the road. Patterson exited his disabled … [Read more...] about One Dead and State Trooper Injured in Meadowbrook Parkway Accident

COPIAGUE, NY – According to Abc7ny.com, a pedestrian died after she was hit by a car that was backing out of a parking spot on Long Island on Saturday, January 12, 2019. The incident took place in a parking lot located on Merrick Road. The victim was walking in the lot when the car moved backward and ran her over. Several people … [Read more...] about Car Backing Up Kills Pedestrian in Copiague, New York

HEMPSTEAD, NY – According to Longisland.com, a 59-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hempstead, New York. The crash took place on Monday, January 14, 2019, at about 7:23 in the morning. Police reports indicate that the victim was in front of the Pit Stop Gas Station on Grand Avenue when he was fatally … [Read more...] about Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident in Hempstead, New York

SPRING VALLEY, NY - According to Westchester.news12.com, a fatal pedestrian crash took place in Spring Valley in Rockland County on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The incident led to the death of 72-year-old Susanne Noel. According to the Ramapo police, the vehicle hit Noel at about 8:30 in the evening on West Eckerson Road. Witnesses … [Read more...] about Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Spring Valley

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY – According to Queenseagle.com, a firefighter was arrested for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash in which a man was killed. Police arrested 44-year-old Eric A. Werner in connection with a hit-and-run that took place. Werner is accused of striking 63-year-old Joseph Orichello with his 2014 Jeep Cherokee … [Read more...] about Deadly Hit-and-Run in Westchester County, New York

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – According to Longisland.com, police in Suffolk County are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash that took place on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The victim of the incident was identified as 22-year-old Taekwon Campbell. Police say Campbell was homeless. A vehicle that was heading north on Lowell Avenue … [Read more...] about Pedestrian Killed in Central Islip, New York

MORRIS PARK, NY – According to Abc7ny.com, a pedestrian sustained critical injuries when she was struck by a vehicle that was turning off the street and into a driveway. The incident took place on Pelham Parkway South. The woman driving the vehicle was trying to turn into her driveway when she hit the pedestrian. The driver ended … [Read more...] about Woman Struck and Critically Injured by Vehicle Turning into Bronx Driveway