Emergency responders rushed multiple victims from a Queens church to an area hospital following a wreck on the New York State Thruway. According to investigators, the van’s driver swerved to avoid another vehicle, lost control of the passenger van, hit a guardrail, and plummeted over the side of a cliff. All fourteen passengers were treated […]
Admittedly, “famous” might be a rather grandiose adjective to describe the rebooted Walker: Texas Ranger and Supernatural star. But CW actor Jared Padalecki says he is “on the mend” following a serious car wreck. Padalecki, who offered no details about the wreck, except to say that he was a passenger, said he hoped to get […]
Owning and operating a vehicle is very expensive in New York. That's especially true if, as is often the case, the owner only gets behind the wheel a couple of times a week. Uber, Lyft, and other ridesharing services are very convenient for non-auto owners. Additionally, a significant number of Americans are partially disabled and […]
Few details were available after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a passenger vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash that sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries. One victim was airlifted to a hospital in Albany. A photo taken at the scene showed the large truck jackknifed on the side of the road. The wreck happened […]
Two people are dead after a passenger car coasted through a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming large truck. The wreck happened where Munger Hill Road dead-ends into State Highway 3 in Mexico. When a Chevrolet Malibu failed to completely stop at the stop sign, an oncoming Ford Flatbed truck smacked into […]
For the umpteenth time since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration waived certain hours of service rules. These waivers allow drivers to stay behind the wheel, even when they are dangerously fatigued. This time, the waiver applies to livestock haulers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a lobbying group, has pushed long […]