All news on the topic: Pedestrians

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Police say a 32-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver while she was crossing a street in New York City
According to police, Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was hit shortly after midnight while attempting to cross Bruckner Boulevard at the intersection with Leggett Avenue in Mott Haven, within the designated crosswalk
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Car Strikes Crowd Outside LA Venue, Injuring 30. Bystanders Attack Driver, Who Was Shot.
Twenty-three victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, according to police.
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6 pedestrians struck by Ford Mustang that crashed into NYC scaffolding before driver, passenger flee
A Ford Mustang plowed into six pedestrians as it crashed into a sidewalk shed in the Bronx before the driver and a passenger hopped out of the muscle car and fled Thursday morning, according to cops.
Opinion • Views: 743
Following a toddler's frightening incident with an e-bike, New York City needs to reconsider the design of its bike lanes
In South Williamsburg on Sunday, a 3-year-old girl was hurt after she got out of a parked car and ran into the bike lane, right into the path of a speeding e-bike
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Pregnant woman, 32, mowed down by hit-and-run driver after late-night fender bender in NYC: police
Police said Tiffany Cifuni, 32, was struck and killed by the SUV driver she got into a fender bender with in Brooklyn late Saturday night.
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E-scooter tragically collides with pedestrian on New York City street: police
Jose Luis Gomez-Guallazaca was struck by the electric ride being operated by a 25-year-old male at approximately 7:40 p.m. "near the bike lane" on Targee Street, according to the NYPD
Lifestyle • Views: 1145
The world's most pedestrian-friendly cities have been identified, and NYC doesn't even come close to the top spot
A recent worldwide ranking of walkable cities places New York City at 34th, trailing behind Munich, Milan, and Tokyo, even though half of New York's residents do not own a car
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A USPS van hits a 94-year-old woman and traps her beneath the vehicle on a New York City street, police report
A 94-year-old woman was hit by a United States Postal Service van and became trapped beneath the vehicle as she tried to cross a street in Queens on Sunday evening, according to officials and disturbing footage
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90-year-old NYC pedestrian dead after being struck by 2 cars — including yellow taxi: cops
Frances Rickard was crossing at the intersection of York Avenue and East 72nd Street around 5:40 p.m. when the 68-year-old man behind the wheel of the cab made a U-Turn and hit her, according to authorities and sources.
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Unmarked NYPD van hits and kills woman lying on New York City street
On Wednesday night, officers from the NYPD operating an unmarked police car struck and killed a woman who was lying on a street in Brooklyn, as reported by police sources and an eyewitness
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Family grieves for 75-year-old aspiring poet, a hit-and-run victim in NYC, as dump truck driver is charged
A dump truck driver from Staten Island has been charged with fleeing the scene after a deadly accident on August 4 that resulted in the death of Yelena Gervolskaya, a 75-year-old aspiring poet from Russia, police reported
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University of Delaware freshman killed by motorcyclist fleeing cops after her first day of classes
The 18-year-old student from New Jersey, who hasn't been named publicly, was mowed down in front of her friends and classmates near the college campus in Newark just before midnight on Tuesday.
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A 12-year-old girl in Florida was critically injured after her mother accidentally ran her over on the first day of school, according to reports
A 12-year-old student at Booker Middle School in Sarasota was seriously injured when she was accidentally run over by her mother's Lincoln Navigator during morning drop-off on the first day of school.
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Iconic Brooklyn school crossing guard Miss Maggie is set to retire at the age of 90
After 45 years watching over the same Park Slope intersection for PS 282, New York City crossing guard Maggie Poston intends to retire this June
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A 23-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by an MTA bus in Brooklyn
A 23-year-old woman suffered critical injuries on Sunday after being struck by an MTA bus on a street in Brooklyn, according to police
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An East Village resident lost his life when an MTA bus continued moving after he stumbled onto the roadway; his family attributes the incident to nearby construction
The rear of the bus hit Shawn Gooding, 45, whose severely injured body was left in the street as the bus continued on. He passed away later at the hospital
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A New York woman, remembered as a passionate opponent of the Vietnam War, was tragically killed by a tow truck
According to authorities, Merle Ratner, who lived in the East Village, died when a truck struck her at the corner of East 10th Street and Avenue C in Alphabet City around 7 p.m. on Monday
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Man fatally struck after tripping over NYC road median on New Year’s Day
A man was fatally struck by two cars when he tripped over a roadway median in Queens on New Year’s Day, cops said.
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11-year-old girl hit by NYPD vehicle responding to 911 call in Brooklyn
An 11-year-old girl was struck by an NYPD vehicle that was responding to a 911 call in Brooklyn, according to police.
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Harrowing video shows dump truck fatally striking longtime NYC crossing guard
Heart-wrenching video shows the moment NYC crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa was fatally struck by a dump truck while helping pedestrians cross a busy street near PS 60 in Queens.
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Woman in hit-and-run struck by officer for second time, who slammed into her, then backed into her: friend
Quiana Brown, 38, who was struck by a speeding hit-and-run driver when she was crossing the street Saturday night, was hit again just moments later — this time by a police officer responding to the accident.
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Reports suggest that New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez allegedly accepted a Mercedes as a bribe following a car accident in 2018 in which his fiancée fatally struck someone
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, who has been indicted, is accused of accepting a new Mercedes as a bribe to influence state prosecutors to treat an acquaintance leniently—this occurred shortly after Menendez's then-girlfriend was involved in a car accident that resulted in a fatality and left her vehicle inoperable
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Driver accused of crashing stolen SUV into 10 pedestrians in NYC
Kyle Fernandez, age 20, was taken into custody for purportedly driving a stolen SUV into a group of pedestrians, resulting in injuries to 10 individuals, during an attempt to evade police in Midtown Manhattan
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A man escaping from police in a stolen vehicle ran into 10 pedestrians on crowded New York City streets before being apprehended by locals
According to the NYPD, chaos erupted shortly after officers attempted to intercept a stolen dark SUV at Third Avenue and 43rd Street around 5:30 p.m., resulting in injuries to ten individuals, among them two children
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Senior woman in wheelchair struck while crossing Brooklyn street
Disturbing video acquired by The Post captures the moment an elderly woman in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street in Brooklyn