INJURIES AND DEATH INVADE NEW YORK
When it comes to New York Auto Accidents, March is coming in like a lion! A Queen’s driver died after his car hit a guardrail on the Long Island expressway-plunging off the exit ramp and landing below in a Flushing Meadows Park where the car burst into flames.
Another reported accident occurred when a police car and a sedan collided on 6th Avenue in the West Village. Witnesses reported not hearing police sirens or seeing flashing lights according to a story in the New York Daily News. The officer was reportedly responding to a call for an ‘officer assist’. The patrol car suffered damage to its metal frame, which was characterized as severely bent, and airbags had been deployed. A witness located at a restaurant across the street from the accident indicated that the police were going fast when they crashed and he didn’t see anyone move from the cars. Four people were later hospitalized, but according to the NYPD Department of Public Information all of the injuries were minor. No further information was given.
According to the Daily News story, speed seemed to be a factor in another car accident fatality which took place on Ave. D in Carnarsie, when 35 year-old Warren Davies of Brooklyn smashed his 2008 BMW into an unoccupied car killing himself and his passenger, Roger Gill, 35 of Springfield Gardens. Davies was pronounced dead at the scene and Gill later died at Brookdale Hospital.
In yet another tragedy, two passengers were killed when the driver of a 1995 Honda Accord hit an elevated train post in Brooklyn. The driver and another passenger were taken to King’s County Hospital where the driver was listed in critical condition and his passenger was listed as stable. Apparently, shattered glass, portions of the roof and other pieces of the mangled car were visible for two blocks around the crash site.
If you or a loved one has been injured through the negligence of others, please call our experienced New York Car Accident attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro, L.L.P., because we would like to meet with you. Call our office today at 212-986-7353 to set up an appointment to discuss your case.
