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Motorcycle Crash In Canarsie Kills Rider

CANARSIE – A crash with a car killed a 38-year-old motorcyclist last Friday. On June 12 at around 3:45 p.m., 38-year-old Sherman Simpson of Canarsie was riding his motorcycle, traveling westbound on Conklin Ave, at – according to the NYPD – high speed. At the same time, a 23-year-old man was

Announcements

Drunk Cop Charged with Manslaughter After Fatal Car Crash

Photo of the crash scene. Photo via Loudlabs.EAST FLATBUSH — A fatal car crash over the weekend left one woman dead and one woman injured. The driver of one of the vehicles fled the scene, while the other driver–a drunk cop–was charged with manslaughter. On Sunday, December 8

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31-Year-Old Dead After Motorcycle Collides With Car

Rockaway Parkway and Avenue K. (Photo via Google Maps)CANARSIE – Last night ended in another biker death in a crash involving a motorcycle and a car. Roshaun Miller, 31, was riding a 2013 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Rockaway Parkway on Tuesday, July 16 at 11:51 p.m. with a

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Pedestrian Killed In Flatlands At A Marked Crosswalk

FLATLANDS – Another pedestrian was killed by a driver. This time, a 33-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle last week. Ingrid Pineda-Cuellar was crossing the street at Avenue L and Utica Avenue on Thursday, June 27 at around 6:53 a.m. Cops say she was crossing west to east

Announcements

A Drunk Driver Kills Canarsie Man On E-Bike

Ave D and 105th Street. (Photo via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A 29-year-old man on an E-Bike is dead after a drunk driver collided with him Sunday night. On June 9th at about 10:37 p.m., 22-year-old Treasure Liggins was driving her 2007 Infiniti G35 heading eastbound on Avenue D

Carroll Gardens

Man Struck by Vehicle and Killed Preparing for Film Production in Carroll Gardens

Outside 9 Douglas Street, where a traffic collision killed a member of a film crew (Screenshot via Google Maps)CARROLL GARDENS – A 63-year-old man was hit and killed by a driver in Carroll Gardens early this morning as he helped prepare for a film shoot, police confirmed. The victim, Pedro

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Fatal Heart Attack Causes Three-Car Crash in Canarsie

Looking east on Flatlands Avenue from E 76th Street, near where the crash took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A Brooklyn man suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel last night on Flatlands Road, crashing his SUV into multiple cars, police confirmed. Osamah Saleh, 32, of Flatlands, was

Downtown Brooklyn

Driver Crashes Into Lamp Post On Busy Brooklyn Heights Street

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A man driving an SUV crashed into a “bishop’s crook” lamp post on a busy sidewalk yesterday afternoon, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports. 211 Montague Street via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 1:15pm on Monday, March 12 in front of the TD Bank located at

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Crime Blotter: Cab Driver Robbed In Brownsville, Queens Man Fatally Struck By SUV In Boerum Hill

BROWNSVILLE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photos and surveillance video below in connection to the robbery of a cab driver early last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 7:30am on Thursday, November 2, police say the suspect hailed a taxi in

Bay Ridge

West Brighton Man Dragged to Death in Bay Ridge After Road-Rage Confrontation

Looking north on 3rd Ave from 67th Street, where the vehicle dragging Mardaknayevy came to rest (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – A West Brighton man was dragged to death by a motorist in Bay Ridge after a road-rage confrontation following a collision at 65th & 3rd Ave last night.

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UPDATE: Motorcyclist Killed in East Williamsburg Collision

Looking northbound on Morgan Ave at the corner of Withers Street, where the fatal accident took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE: The deceased motorcyclist has been identified as Danny Tsang, 28, of Ridgewood, Queens. EAST WILLIAMSBURG – A traffic accident this morning caused the death of a motorcyclist when his

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Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With SUV In Brownsville

Intersection of Ralph Avenue and Park Place via Google MapsBROWNSVILLE – A 49-year-old Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident was killed over the weekend when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Ralph Avenue. At approximately 4:30pm on Sunday, October 1, police responded to a call of motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle

Central Brooklyn

Crash At ‘Crazy’ Midwood Intersection; Locals Point To New Median

Coney Island Avenue & Avenue O, May 21 at 7pm. (Photo by Mike Wright)On Sunday evening May 21, an elderly couple was struck by a car at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue O in Midwood around 7pm, neighbors said. Eye witnesses told BKLYNER that they saw two elderly women

Central Brooklyn

Crash On Ave J Fuels The Fire Over Ocean Parkway Speed Limits

Doing a report on #traffic dangers on #oceanparkway and it really is no joke. Just witnessed a pretty bad #accident @News12BK #traffic pic.twitter.com/4Ze2PCQR4x — Kathryn Thomson (@kathrynthoms) March 24, 2017 While reporting on the ‘raise the speed limit on Ocean Parkway’ controversy, a News 12 reporter saw a

Police & Fire

Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Gerritsen Beach Last Night

(Photo via New York City Alerts/twitter)Last night, a woman was struck and killed by a pick-up truck while crossing the street between two parked cars in Gerritsen Beach, said cops. The woman, who was in her 50s, was crossing near Whitney Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue on Tuesday, February

News

Elderly Driver Strikes 3 Pedestrians On Brighton Beach Sidewalk; Killing One Woman

Brighton Beach Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, an 85-year-old driver in Brighton Beach struck three pedestrians in broad daylight when he jumped the curb, killing one woman and injuring two others. The elderly driver of a 2016 Lexus was attempting to reverse into a parking spot in front of

Police & Fire

Woman Struck By School Bus On Nostrand Avenue In Midwood [Warning: Graphic Video]

On Friday Afternoon in Brooklyn on Nostrand Ave and Ave M. pic.twitter.com/ihyTbu2yQs — NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) January 15, 2017 A woman was struck by a mini school bus on Friday afternoon in the crosswalk at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue M, said police. The video above, posted by NYPD

Police & Fire

Elderly Cyclist Struck On Avenue X; Third Fatal Collision In Brooklyn On Monday

Avenue X looking onto Coney Island Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A grandfather riding his bicycle in Sheepshead Bay was struck and killed by a truck on Avenue X last night at dusk. 69-year-old bicyclist Iosif Plazinskiy was riding along Avenue X near Coney Island Avenue when he was hit

Central Brooklyn

Motorcyclist Injured After Early Morning Collision In Borough Park

(Screenshot via Google Maps)A 30-year-old man was thrown from his motorcycle after crashing into a car near 12th Avenue early Sunday morning, cops said. The biker was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle east on 40th Street in Borough Park when he collided with a Toyota Camry at the intersection of

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Cyclist Critically Injured After Collision With Car On 6th Avenue, Says NYPD

The intersection of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street. (Photo via Google Maps)Police say a cyclist was critically injured after he and a car were involved in a collision on Tuesday night. The two collided near the intersection of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street on July 27 at approximately 9:

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Bicyclist Killed By A Truck On Sterling And 6th Ave [Updated]

Heartbreaking. Bicyclist killed by truck on 6th and Sterling. We need safer roads, bikes, and drivers. pic.twitter.com/UehNNl5xyU — Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) April 20, 2016 A bicyclist was killed by a truck this morning after he fell off his bike. The 33-year-old man was traveling southbound on 6th Ave

Bensonhurst

Driver Arrested After Fatally Hitting Woman On Bath Avenue & 20th Avenue

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA woman was killed by a car turning left onto Bath Avenue from 20th Avenue Thursday. Responding to the 911 call at 1:03pm, cops found 56 year-old Alfiya Djuraeva with trauma to her head and torso. She was transported to Lutheran Hospital where she was pronounced

Police & Fire

61st Precinct: Number Of Pedestrians Struck By Cars Fell 30 Percent In 2015

Source: WikipediaThe number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods fell by 30 percent in 2015, according to police. Speaking at the 61st Precinct Community Council meeting Wednesday, Captain Jason Hagestad, the station house’s executive officer, reported that 185 people were struck by cars

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Police Recover Pink Firearm After Responding To Collision

Photo via NYPDPolice officers from the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn recovered a pink firearm and arrested two suspects last week, according to an NYPD Facebook post. The police say Sergeant Henderson and Police Officers Defranco and McCarthy responded to a vehicle collision with injuries on Rugby Road early last Tuesday

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61-Year-Old Woman Struck By Car Dies, Driver Charged

The 61-year-old woman who was struck by a car on Cropsey Avenue died Tuesday and the driver has been charged, police say. Alexander Smotritsky, 39, was charged with violating highway law and failure to exercise due care for the collision which landed Xia Li Yue in the hospital with fatal