A driver whose car had broken down and another who had stopped to help were sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries last week when their cars were struck by a passing tractor-trailer. After the crash, which happened December 13 shortly after 1 a.m. on I-95 South in Mamaroneck, New York State Police closed the …

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A minor fender-bender in a Brooklyn parking lot escalated recently, and before the incident was over, a man was dead—the victim of a reckless and inexcusable act of violence. The driver responsible for the death was held at the scene by witnesses and later charged with murder by the NYPD. Callousness Quickly Turns to Violence …

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Police are still trying to find the driver of a pickup truck who ran over an eighteen-year-old dentistry student after she and the pickup driver had a minor collision in Levittown. The student was struck after both cars had moved to a safe area and was left for dead when the truck drove off. Middle …

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After he crashed into the back of a truck on the Cross Bronx Expressway, a teen driver died and his passenger was seriously injured. The early-morning crash on October 21 happened when the car came upon a knot of other vehicles stopped in traffic. After the collision with the truck near the Bronx River Parkway, …

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As we’re writing this post, the NYPD is still looking for the driver behind a hit-and-run crash last week that sent eight people to the hospital and left three cars wrecked on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. The crash, which occurred around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, began when the driver of a stolen …

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Three people were injured recently when an allegedly drunk driver crashed into a parked car and then veered into a crowd of people who were leaving mass in Babylon. The September 30 incident left a seventy-six-year-old woman in the hospital with serious injuries. Evening Ends Badly Parishioners of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, on North …

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Lots of drivers have questions about no-fault car insurance. What is it? How does it work? If no one is at fault, how can anyone be responsible for paying for repairs or medical bills? Who actually pays claims? The system isn’t all that difficult to understand. Here’s what you should know. Some Car Insurance Facts …

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Questions still need answers after the July 28 crash of a small ferry into a midtown Manhattan pier. The accident hurt as many as thirty passengers. Some of the injuries were serious, but no life-threatening injuries were reported. NYC firefighters who responded to the scene were reportedly treating the crash as an accident. The ferry …

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Several Brooklyn residents got a scare when an empty city bus raced past them—backward—striking numerous cars parked on the street, prompting pedestrians to jump out of the way, and causing injury to one man after knocking a car into him. The bus finally came to a stop when it crumpled an iron gate and slammed …

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A five-year-old girl and a fifty-year-old man were killed earlier this month in a tragic crash between an SUV and a box truck on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. The crash, which also injured three others in the SUV, happened around 10:00 p.m. on June 14 and left most of the upper …

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