A young boy was killed in a road accident in Brooklyn in Feb. 2020; the second traffic accident involving a child’s death in three days. On Feb. 27, 2020, at around 8:30 am, an SUV hit seven-year-old Payson Lott and his mother while they were walking on a crosswalk at the Blake and Pennsylvania Avenues intersection in Brooklyn. The shocking incident occurred only two days after a 10-year-old girl was hit and killed by a school bus in the same area. 

Video footage of the event showed how the silver Jeep Cherokee driver turned right at the intersection and slammed into Payson, without stopping. Crossing guards were finally stationed at the intersection only after the two incidents in a row. Many residents of the area believe it is criminally overdue, given its proximity to a school.

Interstate 95 or I-95 is one of the most dangerous highways in the United States, a report based on a new study on auto-accidents in NYC has found. The highway that helps drivers cross the Washington Heights and the Bronx has three significant accident hotspots. The report by Go Safe Labs, a non-profit organization, included all of the three spots in the list of the top ten least safe places for drivers in 2020. 

With more than 100 automobile accidents and crashes reported at each of the hotspots in 2019, researchers are not surprised considering that these sites are also included in the list of most traveled routes in the US.