Recent News for Accidents in New York

RIDGEWOOD, QUEENS – A man is facing charges in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian in Queens last month. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz issued a news release announcing the charges against 27-year-old Rony Zino of Flushing.  The accident took place October 11 in the vicinity of

OZONE PARK, QUEENS – A woman died after being hit by a school bus at a street corner in Queens on Friday morning, WNBC reported. The victim was identified as 73-year-old Maria Rodriguez, a resident of the Bronx.  The accident happened in the vicinity of 107th Avenue and 86th Street

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MANHATTAN – A collision between a moped and a vehicle in Upper Manhattan on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of a teenage boy, according to a report in the New York Post. The incident took place in the Washington Heights area, on West 185th Street near St. Nicholas

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN – Police say a driver is facing charges following an accident in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Sunday night that left two people hospitalized. According to the New York Post, a woman was driving a 2010 BMW 328 at the intersection of Tompkins Avenue and Halsey Street when the incident happened

FREEPORT, LONG ISLAND – A car accident on Long Island involving an alleged drunk driver sent two people to the hospital, WINS reported. The incident happened early Sunday morning on Sunrise Highway in Nassau County.  Police said a man driving a black Toyota Camry was heading west on the highway

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN – The NYPD is searching for the drivers involved in an accident that killed a woman in Brooklyn last week, The Daily News reports. The victim was identified as 79-year-old Yvonne Sandiford.  The incident happened Thursday night in the vicinity of New York Avenue and Fulton Street

QUEENS, NY – A jury found a woman guilty in connection with a 2021 crash that led to the death of an NYPD detective, according to a WCBS report. 34-year-old Jessica Beauvais of Hempstead, Long Island, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter for the incident that occurred along the Long Island

SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS – A suspected drunk driver has been arrested following a multi-vehicle accident that occurred in Queens over the weekend, WABC reports. The NYPD was called to the scene Saturday afternoon after being notified of the incident at 47th Street and Queens Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood. An investigation

MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN – Seven people were injured when a driver trying to elude police collided with an MTA bus in Brooklyn last Tuesday, authorities said. According to a WNBC report, the incident began when NYPD officers tried to pull over a vehicle after a 911 call that someone had a

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN – An accident at a Brooklyn intersection Thursday morning claimed the life of a young boy, reports WCBS. The victim was a 7-year-old who was heading for school in Fort Greene with his mother at about 7:45 a.m.  The boy was in the crosswalk in the area