Archive for January, 2010
Drunk Driver Causes Multicar Accident on Queens Hwy, Victim Dies in Fiery Explosion
A drunken driver is allegedly responsible for an accident involving four vehicles and the death of one man on the Grand Central Parkway in Hillcrest Thursday night. According to the New York Daily News, Michael Carrasquillo, 28, crashed his PT Cruiser into four other cars just before 4 a.m. on the highway in Queens. A [...]
Two Dead, One Critically Injured in 3 Vehicle Garden State Parkway Crash
A Garden State Parkway crash involving three vehicles has left two people dead and one other critically injured. The accident occurred just after 12 p.m. on Sunday, near exit 152 in Bloomfield, when Ralph Lanni, 46, of Clark, lost control of his 2002 Saab. Lanni, traveling northbound, veered across the median and into the southbound [...]
New Jersey DOT Worker Killed While Assisting Motorist
An alleged DUI driver hit and killed a New Jersey Department of Transportation worker as he assisted a stranded motorist in Camden County on Monday. Joseph Kealey, 45, an Emergency Service Patrol Operator, parked on the shoulder of southbound I-76 near the I-295 interchange to assist a minivan with a flat tire when a Dodge [...]
Woman Struck and Killed by a Forklift in Brooklyn
The New York Police Department is investigating how a forklift struck and killed a woman on a Brooklyn street. The accident happened about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday morning as Rosemary Pratt, 46, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, crossed the intersection of East 14 Street and Avenue M in Midwood. A 40-year-old unidentified construction worker operating the forklift [...]
