Narrow streets, busy intersections and pedestrians who need room to walk safely all combine for a dangerous situation on New York streets. Pedestrian accidents are common due to some of these factors and more. When pedestrian accidents happen on the streets of New...
Pedestrian Accidents
Bus versus pedestrian accidents can be serious in New York
In most every metropolitan area, buses cruise up and down the city streets while pedestrians fill crosswalks. Even when pedestrians are abiding by the law and in a proper crosswalk, pedestrian accidents can still occur and leave injured walkers in their wake. A recent...
Pedestrian accidents should be taken seriously in New York
New York is notorious for clogged and narrow streets. Sadly, this accounts for a high incidence of pedestrian accidents. These city pedestrian accidents on the streets of New York are often serious, even fatal. Under any circumstances, a collision between a vehicle...
Taxi causes pedestrian accident; 1 killed, 2 injured
After a tragic pedestrian accident in the Bronx, one person was killed and two were critically injured. The accident occurred when a New York taxi ran into a group of individuals waiting at a bus stop. The pedestrian accident is still under investigation, and it is...
Victim undergoes partial leg amputation after pedestrian accident
A serious accident recently occurred in Binghamton, and the driver is now facing criminal charges. The 22-year-old ran into a pedestrian, causing the 20-year-old pedestrian to suffer a severe injury to her leg. The driver is now facing a New York DWI charge, and it is...
Woman arrested after fatal pedestrian accident
In our state, it is a crime to leave the scene of an accident where one or more parties suffered injuries. Police say that a 57-year-old woman recently caused a fatal pedestrian accident in New York and attempted to leave the scene. She has been arrested and charged...
1 dead, 1 injured in New York accident
One person was killed and another was seriously injured when they were hit by a vehicle in Manhattan around 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 3. Police issued a summons to the driver for unlicensed operation of a vehicle. According to authorities, a 27-year-old man and a 30-year-old...
Pedestrian killed by New York City bus
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...
14-year-old pedestrian hit and killed by car
Police took into custody a driver suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Kensington neighborhood of Nassau County that claimed the life of a minor pedestrian. The fatal event reportedly transpired on Nov. 20 at about 5 p.m. A 14-year-old...
New York police seek driver in hit-and-run accident
A woman, age 46, was critically injured after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Nov. 5 in Brooklyn. A photo of the car that reportedly was involved in the accident has been released by police. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. at an intersection. The...