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Dangerous Roadway on Staten Island Causes Another Crash and Injury

Posted on October 28, 2008
Another Crash Occurs on Dangerous Stretch of Staten Island Roadway Alfred Spinelli, 37, was hospitalized after he crashed into a pole located on a controversial roadway on Staten Island, which many neighbors have said has been a dangerous roadway for motorists, the Staten Island Advance reports...

Travis Barker Files Personal Injury Lawsuit in Learjet Crash

Posted on October 24, 2008
Former Blink-182 drummer who suffered severe burn injuries in an aviation accident has filed a product liability lawsuit against the aircraft and tire manufacturer seeking compensation for damages and personal injury. According to this news report, Barker alleges in his lawsuit that the Learjet crash caused him ?great physical, mental and nervous pain and suffering...

Woman Killed In Wading River Auto Accident

Posted on October 22, 2008
Jennifer Mager, 37, was killed in an auto accident in Wading River Sept. 26, New York Newday reports. Mager was reportedly a passenger in the 2008 Toyota sport utility vehicle driven by her 49-year-old husband, Thomas Mager. Their 2-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle...

New York Plastic Surgeon Faces Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Posted on October 20, 2008
The family of an Irish woman, who died after she had a face lift surgery in New York, has sued the plastic surgeon who they say is responsible for the death of 42-year-old Kay Cregan. The woman underwent the surgery performed by plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Even Sachs in his Manhattan Clinic at Central Park South on March 14, 2005, according to this news report...

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Fatal Manhattan Construction Accident

Posted on October 17, 2008
Anthony Esposito, a construction worker, plunged about 40 stories to his death from a Manhattan skyscraper that was being constructed by the developer of the World Trade Center, according to this news report. Esposito was a rigger on a crew dismantling a crane and is said to have fallen either from the crane or a 20-foot movable walkway linking it to the skyscraper...

Pedestrian Accident Kills Mother of Two

Posted on October 15, 2008
New York Daily News reported on September 27, 2008 that a bicyclist slammed into Nasreem Hossain, 38, mother of two, as she crossed a Brooklyn street. The force of the impact from the Brooklyn pedestrian accident rendered her brain dead at the moment of collision...

6 Year Old Killed At Intersection

Posted on October 10, 2008
The New York Daily News Reported on September 27, 2008 that Clarente Turner, a first grader, was being walked home after school by his mother when the two of them were struck on a Kings Highway median at E. 95th St. in East Flatbush. Clarente died instantly...

Delivering Mothers Become Ill With Meningitis After Birth

Posted on October 06, 2008
On Monday September 29, 2008 the associated press reported that two women became sick with meningitis after giving birth at Staten Island University Hospital; fortunately the two babies are healthy. The city department of Health is investigating the cases...

Dangerous Roadways In Queens Named By Hospital

Posted on October 03, 2008
The New York Daily News reported on September 22, that the doctors at Elmhurst Hospital Center have named the most dangerous roadways in the borough of Queens. While Queens Boulevard is infamously known as the ?boulevard of death? many other streets in the borough have also been deemed hazardous...

Pit Bull Bites Rochester Toddler

Posted on September 30, 2008
A pit bull attacked and bit a 4-year-old Rochester boy who was riding his bike in the neighborhood, according to this news report (). The child, whose name was not released, was reportedly bitten on the forehead. The boy was riding his bike with his uncle and when the two stopped at a house to speak with another man, the pit bull attacked the boy...

Minivan Rollover on Interstate 380 Kills Three

Posted on September 26, 2008
A Dodge Caravan rollover crash on the Interstate 380 killed three people and injured 10, according to a Times-Tribune news report. Killed in this horrific crash were Randolf Simmons, 24, Trisha Johnson and 2-year-old Dyshanque Boyd ? all of New York City...

Queens Pedestrian Accident Injures Two Junior High Students

Posted on September 23, 2008
Two girls, who were walking to school in Ozone Park, were injured after they were both struck by a hit-and-run driver, according to an ABC News report. The two victims, both seventh grade students, were hit as they were crossing Rockaway Boulevard near 98th Street...

Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Son?s Auto Accident

Posted on September 18, 2008
The parents of a 21-year-old man, who was killed two years ago when his Jeep fell off a 90-foot cliff at a Rockaway Township quarry, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the operator of the quarry and a restaurant where the man drank before the fatal accident occurred...

Woman Killed In Chain Reaction Collision on the Long Island Expressway

Posted on September 16, 2008
A female driver died in a chain reaction crash involving several vehicles on the Long Island Expressway, Newsday reports. The automobile crash was reportedly triggered by a driver who swerved as he changed lanes. Police said George Spinelli, who was driving a Ford van west on the expressway near exit 49, moved from the right to the center lane and then moved back to the right as another vehicle moved to the center lane...

$1 Million Settlement To Worker Injured In Staten Island Ferry Crash

Posted on September 15, 2008
A construction worker, who was severely injured in the Staten Island ferry accident on Oct. 15 2003, has agreed to a $1 million settlement with the city, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, 68-year-old Lloyd Joseph had to stay five weeks in the hospital to recover from severe injuries he suffered when the Andrew J...

Three Contractors Fined In Fatal New York Crane Accident

Posted on September 13, 2008
Federal officials have slapped three contractors with fines totaling $313,000 for safety violations which they say led to the March 15 crane collapse on E. 51st Street that killed seven people. According to an article in the New York Daily News, officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that a web sling used to haul parts of a large-sized crane ripped open causing the fatal construction accident...

Salmonella Outbreak Appears Over; Questions Remain

Posted on September 10, 2008
?The outbreak appears to be over,? a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released August 28th stated. ?However, C.D.C. and state health departments are continuing to conduct surveillance for cases of infection with the outbreak strain.? The New York Times reports the illness has apparently dissipated but questions still remain regarding the pathogen?s origins...

New York Motorcycle Accident Deaths Rise Again

Posted on September 09, 2008
The New York Times reported that the number of motorcyclist accident deaths jumped in 2007, with the region accounting for nearly one in eight motor vehicle deaths, government safety officials said on Thursday. Deaths of people in cars and trucks, on bicycles or on foot dropped by nearly 2,000 last year, pushing the overall death rate to a historic low...

West Side Construction Accident Kills NY Worker

Posted on September 05, 2008
The New York Times reported Anthony Esposito, a construction worker, fell to his death 48 stories in New York City on September 4th. The NY construction accident took place at a work site at West 41st Street and 11th Avenue on the Far West Side of Manhattan where developer Larry A...

Construction Accident Involving Bucket Injures Workers, Bystanders

Posted on August 30, 2008
According to a NY Times report, people received minor injuries after a bucket that was being lifted by a crane fell, breaking glass windows as it toppled along side of the building. The injured were treated for cuts and abrasions from the debris at a nearby hospital...

Staten Island Dog Attack Leaves Man Injured

Posted on August 25, 2008
A story in the NY Times details the story of 2 pit-bulls that attacked a 90 year old man at his home. The man sustained severe bite wounds to his arms and legs and was taken to the emergency room where the police said he was in critical condition. Authorities are uncertain as to how the attack occurred...

NY Subway Commuters Evacuated After Being Subjected To Fumes, Smoke

Posted on August 20, 2008
Riders at a subway station were evacuated after being exposed to fumes and smoke from an escalator during the morning hours of their commute according to a New York Times article. Authorities investigating the event indicated that the cause appeared to be a burning motor from the escalator at the subway station...

New York Dump Truck Accident Injures Driver

Posted on August 15, 2008
According to a NY Times report, a dump truck hit a pedestrian footbridge injuring the driver. The incident occurred after the driver triggered the truck?s hydraulic switch that raises the back of the truck. The bridge, which is maintained by state authorities, collapsed after the NY Dump Truck Accident...

Chain Reaction Auto Accident Injures Two

Posted on July 20, 2008
A Tappan Zee Bridge tractor trailer accident involving a passenger vehicle and a loaded propane tanker sent two drivers to the hospital, according to this news article. Fortunately, there was no fire or leaks from the propane tank, which could have had led to catastrophic injuries...

Staten Island Auto Accident Kills Teen

Posted on July 16, 2008
Steven Economos, 18, of Staten Island died after losing control of his car and crashing into a utility pole on Amboy Road near Buffalo Street in Bay Terrace, according to this news report. The teenager was driving with three teenage passengers in his mother?s blue 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt when the accident occurred...

Pennsylvania Auto Accident Critically Injures New York Pastor

Posted on July 11, 2008
New York pastor and gospel singer Timothy Wright suffered critical injuries in a Central Pennsylvania auto accident, which also killed his wife, 58-year-old Betty Wright, the Associated Press reports. Wright?s 14-year-old grandson, D. J. Wright, was also injured in the accident, which was apparently caused by a wrong-way driver who hit their vehicle...

Harlem Fire Accident Kills 2, Injures Several Others

Posted on July 08, 2008
New York Fire Department investigators have said candles are to blame for a fatal Harlem fire that led a man and a boy to jump off the burning building to their deaths to escape getting burned. According to an NBC news report, the fire broke out in a six-story building at West 148th Street and Broadway...

Head-on Dirt Bike Collision Kills 12-Year Old, Injures 16-Year-Old

Posted on July 05, 2008
A 12-year-old is dead after a head-on dirt bike collision in New York. Kody Beasock was killed after his brother, 16-year-old Christopher, struck him head-on, throwing him from his bike. The crash occurred on a rural road; Kody died and Christopher is now in critical condition...

All New York Crane Construction Halted

Posted on July 02, 2008
We reported on May 30?s fatal crane accident. Now we can confirm that New York has suspended all crane construction until June 2 and will be hiring over 20 new engineers to monitor construction sites as part of a new $93 million initiative to increase construction safety...

Couple Shares The Wreck That Ruined Their Lives on Oprah

Posted on June 29, 2008
For many, July 2, 2005 was just another summer day. For one couple, it was the day a fatal DUI crash in New York killed their niece and other members of their family on their sister?s wedding day. The crash, which took place on the Long Island Sound, involved 24-year-old Martin Heidgen, who had over 14 drinks before striking a limo headed away from a wedding head-on...

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