New York City May Be Liable For Deadly Car Crash BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016)  Authorities have arrested an off-duty New York Police Officer after he caused a fatal car accident with his SUV that left one person dead and seriously injured three other people, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Andrew Esquivel. The collision took place early Saturday morning when the off-duty cop lost control of his SUV by Bedford Avenue and North Eight Street. The cop drove his car onto the sidewalk after swerving and speeding. One person’s leg

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1,236 fatal school transportation-related crashes occurred from the year 2001 to 2010. During this period, 1,368 people died in this type of crash, which is an annual average of 137 deaths. The NHTSA also reported that an average of 18 school-age children each year in school transportation-related accidents. An average of 6 children are occupants of school vehicles while the remaining 12 are generally pedestrians who are grievously injured and even killed due to school transportation vehicles or other vehicles that are involved in the crash. Important Steps to Take After a School Bus Accident When you

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 3,520 hotel and motel fires each year, which accounts for 1% of all structure fires in the United States. These fires led to annual losses of 9 deaths, 120 injuries and $84 million in direct property damage. The leading cause of fires in hotels and motels is cooking equipment, which accounts for one-half of fires that take place in this type of property. Although the percentage of fire-related deaths in hotel fires is very small, there is a high potential for loss of life when such fires do

IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FIND THE ATTACKER PLEASE CALL POLICE: 1-212-267-RAPE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016)  Police are searching for a man that violently attacked and raped a 60-year-old woman in the boiler room of an apartment complex by 463 Berriman Street in East New York, according to ABC 7. Police officers received a call at around 6:00 a.m. that a woman had been repeatably punched in the face and raped. The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged in the boiler room. The sexual assault took place in the basement of the apartment building on Berriman Street. Officials are saying that the victim was

MALFUNCTIONING GAS LINE OR PROPANE TANK MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT MASONVILLE, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016)  A man was seriously injured in a house explosion after he was attempting to ignite a propane water heater at the home’s basement, according to 12 News. Police have been able to identify the man injured when the propane tank exploded as Shayne Charles. A woman who was outside the house when the accident took place also sustained injuries. She has been identified as Kerry Vaccaro. There was also a dog on the premises that was able to make it out safely. The initial explosion caused the house at 3949 State Route

GAS COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR INJURIES AND HOME EXPLOSION MASONVILLE, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016)  A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after a home explosion on Wednesday when he attempted to light a propane hot water heater in the basement, according to 12 Action News. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was injured as Shayne Charles. Two people that were passing by the home were able to extract the man from the basement of the house. He was later transported to the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Delaware County Emergency Services rushed to the scene of the accident following the explosion. Delaware Fire Deputy Officials said that