Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses Several passengers on board a Queens bus were injured when the driver suffered a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a number of parked vehicles, authorities said. Police said the Q32 local bus was traveling eastbound along Queens Boulevard near 46th Street in…
Sep. 2, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Labor Day weekend was full of death on New York City streets this year, as six people lost their lives in fatal collisions, according to police. The carnage began on Thursday, Aug. 29, when 55-year-old Jacqueline Healy of upstate Jamestown was struck by a Ford pickup truck driver…
Dec. 19, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
A 71-year-old man died Monday after colliding with another motorist in Queens.
Dec. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry A Richmond Hill man was killed early Monday morning while he was riding on the back of a moped after the operator lost control in southeast Queens, according to authorities. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision near the intersection of 146th Street and Jamaica Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 4. Upon their arrival, officers found the rider and his passenger lying on the roadway. EMS transported them to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where the passenger was pronounced dead, police said. He was…
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Dec. 2, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Thirteen people were injured in a huge Long Island Expressway crash in Queens early on Saturday morning, the Fire Department reported. Authorities said the pileup, which occurred at about 6:17 a.m. on Dec. 2, involved multiple vehicles on the expressway’s eastbound lanes near Little Neck Parkway (Exit 32)…
Nov. 20, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A three-car pileup on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on Sunday left one man dead, three people injured, and an alleged drunk driver in custody — capping off a particularly deadly weekend on the city’s streets. At around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, police say 24-year-old Reginald…
Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 60-year-old woman was left clinging to life after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hollis on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 90th Avenue and 188th Street around…
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Oct. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry A motorcyclist from Suffolk County, Long Island, was killed during a horrific chain-reaction crash with two SUVs in East Elmhurst on Sunday evening, according to authorities. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on Ditmars Boulevard at 31st Avenue… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Two Queens men were killed and two more were injured as a result of a wrong-way crash on the Whitestone Expressway early Thursday morning, according to authorities. A preliminary investigation by the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad determined that the driver of a Black Honda Pilot was driving…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Residents continue to mourn the death of a 7-year-old girl who was fatally struck by an SUV in Astoria Friday, Feb. 17, with many calling on the city to make the intersection where she died safer. Dolma Naadhum was hit by a 2021 Ford Explorer at the intersection of… Read more »