Posts tagged crash

• Study finds kids in low-income Manhattan neighborhoods at greater risk of being hit by a car

  Paul Napoli | January 22, 2012 11:58 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Authors of a new study say pedestrian and bicycling children in Manhattan’s low-income neighborhoods are at a disproportionately high risk of being hit by a motor vehicle. In Child...

• Chevy offers Volt owners free loaner vehicle until fire investigation resolved

  Paul Napoli | November 29, 2011 10:17 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  General Motors Co. is contacting every Chevrolet Volt owner to offer a free loaner vehicle while the company and federal regulators investigate reports of fires associated with damage to the...

• Hybrids safer for occupants, but not for pedestrians

  Paul Napoli | November 17, 2011 9:53 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  November 17, 2011 While a new study found that occupants of hybrid vehicles are less likely to suffer injuries in a crash than those in gas-powered models, it also found hybrid vehicles are more...

• Chevy Volt Fire Raises Awareness of Emergency Responder Safety at Accidents with Electric Vehicles

  Paul Napoli | November 11, 2011 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  November 11, 2011 As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launches an investigation into electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries following a fire involving a Chevrolet Volt, it...

• Car Runs Off the Road into House, Causing House to Burn Down

  Paul Napoli | July 05, 2011 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  July 5, 2011 Two people died early this morning when their car crashed into a house and started a blaze, causing five people inside the house to flee for their lives. The accident happened around...

• Driver of NYC Bound Tour Bus Charged with Manslaughter for Fatal Va. Crash

  Paul Napoli | June 05, 2011 4:09 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  June 4, 2011 The deaths of four passengers in a tour bus crash on their way to New York City last week has resulted in four charges of involuntary manslaughter for the bus driver, reports the...

• Fatalities as Truck Plows into Two Motorcycles, Causes Five Vehicle Pile Up

  Paul Napoli | May 17, 2011 1:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  May 16, 2011 A pickup truck crossed the centerline on a New Jersey road Saturday, striking two motorcycles in the oncoming lane and creating a five-vehicle chain reaction crash. According to...

• Dozens Injured in NY to NJ Commuter Train Accident

  Paul Napoli | May 08, 2011 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  May 8, 2011 The crash of a commuter train traveling from New York City to the Hoboken, NJ terminal has left more than thirty people suffering injuries. According to The Huffington Post, the...

• New York To Charge Drivers Crash Tax

  Chrissie Cole | December 12, 2010 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Starting July 1, New Yorker’s can expect to be charged a “crash tax” if they require the Fire Department to come to the rescue. In these tough economic times, N.Y. will join...

• This is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, Drowsy Drivers responsible for nearly 17% of Fatal Crashes

  Paul Napoli | November 08, 2010 11:03 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  November 8, 2010 A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety about drowsy driving in America has found some surprising results, including that about 16.5% of all fatal crashes involve a driver...