Whether a person is walking in the Big Apple, Long Island, or on the tree-lined streets of Tuscarawas County, pedestrians are under siege. Statistics show that three out of all ten people who died were walking when they were struck by a car. Some counties across the nation have seen a doubling in the number of people killed while … [Read more...]

QUEENS, New York — Accident investigators from the New York City Police Department finally issued criminal charges against the operator of a vehicle that killed an 85-year-old man crossing the street. The fatal crash happened on September 17, 2019, in Jamaica, Queens. The operator of the car now faces charges of failing to yield to a … [Read more...]

Research Shows Cell Phone Use, Marijuana Use Causes of Escalating Pedestrian Death Tolls NEW YORK, New York — Pedestrian deaths reached a 30-year high in 2019 in the United States, and researchers from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) believe they have figured out why. According to an article appearing in the New … [Read more...]

BROOKLYN, New York — One day after a seven-year-old boy tragically died when a woman driving a Jeep sports utility vehicle ran him over while walking to school, the City assigned two crossing guards to assist children and their parents get to school safely. A makeshift memorial marks the spot nearest to where the child was hit at the … [Read more...]

BROOKLYN, New York — A seven-year-old child is dead after a motorist ran him down at the intersection of Blake and Pennsylvania Avenues in the East New York section of Brooklyn. The New York Post reported that the accident happened around 8:15 a.m. The child was walking to school, accompanied by his mother, and was in the crosswalk … [Read more...]

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island, New York — A Nassau County grand jury handed up indictments against a woman who allegedly caused a fatal pedestrian accident. At the same time, she was highly intoxicated and killed a 39-year-old woman and severely injured her 8-year-old son. The son watched as his mother slipped out of consciousness and … [Read more...]

BROOKLYN, New York — A 66-year-old man died after a teenage driver plowed into him and his dog. According to an article appearing in the New York Post, the driver of the vehicle that collided with the man and his dog was only a teenager. He was operating a Mercedes-Benz sedan at the time of the crash. Officers from the New York … [Read more...]