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...]

SUNSET PARK, NY – According to Abc7ny.com, a man sustained critical injuries when he was hit by a vehicle in Brooklyn on Monday, January 14, 2019, at about 1 in the morning. The driver who hit the victim then fled the scene. The victim was identified as Fernando Trejo, 27. Trejo was found lying in the street injured after the … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

NEW YORK, NY - According to nypost.com, deaths from traffic accidents across the city have dropped since Vision Zero was implemented in 2014, but that there are more overall accidents, and a rising number of traffic-related injuries as compared to before the program. Between 2014 and 2018, there was an 11 percent increase in … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]