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Woman receives jail sentence for fatal New York City car accident

More than a year ago, a 27-year-old man was killed while riding his motorcycle in New York City. Now, the woman who struck and killed him has been sentenced. The accident happened along the West Side Highway. According to reports, the woman left the scene of the fatal car crash, but turned herself into police three hours later. The woman pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. She will also serve three years of probation for the crime. According to the news source, the woman was given a lighter sentence because she was not

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Off-duty cop injured in apparent drunk driving car accident

A 36-year-old man may face a long recovery after sustaining a serious head trauma from a car accident on Dec. 22. The injured man is a New York City police officer. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was being driven by another off-duty New York City police officer. The driver has been charged with drunk driving and vehicular assault. The car accident happened around 4:30 a.m. near the Cross Bronx Expressway. The injured police officer was taken to Jacobi Hospital after the accident. He is said to be in critical, but stable condition. According to the victim’s family, the man was put in

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Woman killed in New York City elevator accident

One New York City woman went to work last week expecting to arrive back home safely, but a freak elevator accident claimed her life. The incident occurred on Dec. 14 around 10 a.m. when the 41-year-old woman was on her way work. She arrived at her office building along Madison Avenue, but as she attempted to get into the elevator, the doors closed on her and the elevator shot upwards. Her body then became trapped between the elevator and the shaft wall. Two other people were on the elevator at the time. Although they were not hurt, they are being treated for trauma. The victim

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New York City disc jockey critically injured after bizarre car accident

Car accidents are common in New York City and elsewhere, but most people don’t worry about them when they are safely resting in a hotel room. Unfortunately, one New York City disc jockey is fighting for his life after a bizarre car accident in which he was run over by a cab in his hotel room. Recently, the DJ traveled to Portland, Oregon for a show and was staying in a Juniper Hotel room. According to reports, police were called to the scene around 11 a.m. When authorities arrived they found that the cab had driven through the hotel room that the DJ was staying

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Pedestrian killed attempting to walk across the street

Pedestrians expect the roads to be safe and expect that drivers are looking out for them, but often distracted driving can lead to accidents. More than half of all traffic deaths are from pedestrian accidents, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. Early Sunday morning on Dec. 4 a 93-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a car on Long Island. According to police, the car accident happened as the woman was trying to cross New York Avenue. A car heading south hit her. The victim was taken to Huntington Hospital, but was later pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle was

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