Staten Island Pedestrian Accidents
STATEN ISLAND, NY - According to a news article on streetsblog.org, fatal pedestrian accidents have been reduced by about 50% in all of New York City's boroughs, all but Staten Island. New York's Department of Transportation has been implementing its pedestrian safety plans aimed at reducing pedestrian accidents on Staten Island. … [Read more...]
Pedestrian Accident in Tompkinsville
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A pedestrian in Tompkinsville remains in stable condition after he was struck by a sedan. The initial reports following the accident suggested that the pedestrian victim was listed in critical condition, but he has stabilized according to silive.com. The sedan versus pedestrian crash occurred at the intersection … [Read more...]
Pedestrian Accidents on Staten Island Increasing
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police officers from the New York City Police Department and crew members from the Fire Department of New York responded to a pedestrian accident in Staten Island on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, around 9:08 a.m. in the Graniteville neighborhood. According to SILIVE.com, the incident occurred in front of 950 Richmond … [Read more...]
Pedestrian Accident Near the St. George Terminal on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — SILIVE.com reported that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle near the entrance to the St. George Terminal on Staten Island. The pedestrian crash happened around 7:09 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Officers from the New York Police Department took the matter under investigation. There was no information … [Read more...]
Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident on Staten Island
CASTLETON CORNERS, Staten Island, N.Y. — Investigators from the New York City Police Department continue to search for the driver of an auto that mowed down and killed an 89-year-old woman who was walking in a crosswalk. NYPD accident investigators say that they have identified the make and model of the vehicle involved after … [Read more...]
Rising Pedestrian Accidents on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The question many Staten Island residents have asked recently is whether "Vision Zero," Mayor de Blasio’s plan to reduce pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, and motor vehicle fatalities to zero annually, applies to Staten Island. SILIVE.com relates that the number of pedestrian accidents that have happened … [Read more...]
Teen Injured in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident
STATEN ISLAND, NY – As reported by www.silive.com, a 49-year-old woman is wanted by police for questioning in a Brooklyn hit-and-run pedestrian accident that injured a teenage girl. The New York Police Department (NYPD) released a shocking video that shows a teenage girl getting slammed by a vehicle and thrown in the air while … [Read more...]
Hit-and-Run Accident in Brooklyn, New York
STATEN ISLAND, NY – As reported online by www.silive.com, a 49-year-old woman has been arrested and faces multiple criminal charges for striking and injuring a teenager in a Brooklyn accident, and then fleeing the scene of the accident. A 49-year-old Staten Island woman slammed her Dodge Challenger into a teenage pedestrian in … [Read more...]
Self-Driving Cars to Debut in Brooklyn Navy Yard
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Boston-based autonomous vehicle company will unveil a new program designed to test its self-driving cars in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard. The startup company which dubbed itself "Optimus Pride" announced that it would begin shuttle service in the Navy Yard by the end of the summer if not the end of 2019 according to an … [Read more...]
Man Pleads Guilty to Deadly Staten Island Pedestrian Accident
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — SILIVE.comreported that a man pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing a pedestrian on Staten Island on June 29, 2018. A judge accepted the man’s guilty plea on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in the Supreme Court in St. George. The man will receive a lengthy period of incarceration which will be on July 10, 2019. … [Read more...]
Staten Island Man Dies in Hit and Run Accident in Brooklyn
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn, N.Y. — SILIVE.com reports that a Staten Island resident died in a hit-and-run collision in Brooklyn. Law enforcement investigators did not initially release the man's identity. However, police have ultimately released the man's name, most likely after authorities made notification to the victim’s next-of-kin. … [Read more...]
Staten Island Pedestrian Accident Statistics
STATEN ISLAND, NY – According to Silive.com, Staten Island experienced a jump in the number of pedestrian accidents in January of 2019 over last year. In 2018, 24 pedestrians were hurt in traffic accidents in Staten Island between January 1st and February 3rd. Within the same time frame in 2019, there were 49 injuries. Only Staten … [Read more...]
Identity Released of 90-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Crash
STATEN ISLAND, NY – According to Silive.com, the 90-year-old pedestrian killed in a crash in Eltingville has been identified. Police say that Gerard T. Gorsuch of Midland Beach died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, after being struck by a vehicle at about 5:41 p.m. on Richmond Avenue. The early investigation into the crash … [Read more...]