At around 6 p.m. on Dec. 23, a 78-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in New York. The fatal incident took place in the East Flatbush area of Brooklyn while the bus driver was attempting to make a turn onto New York Avenue from Farragut Road. The...
Month: December 2014
Driver involved in fatal car accident charged with DWI
Authorities reportedly charged a driver involved in a fatal head-on crash in Greenport on Dec. 6 with driving while intoxicated. The 71-year-old man was driving the wrong way on Route 25 when he collided with an oncoming vehicle, according to police. Purportedly, the...
Head-on crash allegedly due to drunk driving
A two-vehicle crash in New York critically injured one driver and seriously injured two others on Dec. 8 when one vehicle hit the other head on. Multiple firefighting units were on hand to assist sheriff's deputies at the crash site, and officials indicated that...
New York doctor indicted for leaving scene of deadly car crash
A cardiologist who fled the scene of a car crash that left an aspiring nurse dead on June 14 is now facing upgraded charges. The 55-year-old doctor was indicted on Dec. 1 on charges of manslaughter as well as other charges. After authorities caught him, they...
World Trade Memorial Construction Accident
A verdict of $1,825,000 was won by on December 2 for a construction worker injured during the building of the World Trade Center Memorial.
Wrong-way crash kills 2 in New York
Investigators with the Suffolk County Police reported that both drivers were killed in a head-on wrong-way collision that occurred in East Farmingdale on Nov. 23. Authorities reported that the accident occurred around 11 p.m. on Route 109 in the eastbound lanes of the...