A man who was living the dream as a pilot and taking good care of his family was killed when the car he was riding in skidded off the road. Police say the driver was intoxicated when she sped past a freeway exit, tried to exit anyway, lost control of her car, and slammed it […]
An Ulster County judge refused to grant bail for a state trooper who allegedly rammed his patrol car into the back of a fleeing suspect vehicle. The force of the impact ejected an 11-year-old girl from the vehicle, killing her almost instantly. Initially, the trooper pulled a vehicle over for speeding on the New York […]
Few details were available about a serious two-car collision in Wyandanch that killed one person and injured several others. The force of the collision caused one of the vehicles to leave the road, barrel through a fence, and onto a nearby lawn. Another vehicle was crushed so badly when it hit a utility pole that […]
Coronavirus risks, and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have dominated the nursing home safety headlines in recent months. But infectious disease is not the only nursing home safety hazard. It's not even the most common one. Approximately two-thirds of nursing home residents fall every year. Most of these victims are repeat fallers, since these […]
Few details were available regarding a five-vehicle collision on Interstate 280 which killed one person and seriously injured several others. The wreck happened in West Orange. According to investigators, when a semi-truck rear-ended a Chester, New York driver, the impact triggered a chain reaction crash that involved three additional westbound vehicles. That driver died at […]
The finger-pointing continues in a classic "who had the light" collision. Yet one thing is certain: A motorcycle rider is dead. The 32-year-old motorcycle rider suffered massive injuries in a t-bone collision with City Councilwoman Farah Louis' Nissan. He spent two weeks at a nearby hospital, and never regained consciousness, before he succumbed to his […]