New York Injury Law Firm News

Woman Killed in Queens Hit-and-Run Collision
Suzanne Schmeider, 57, was killed by a hit-and-run driver outside a social security center in Queens the afternoon of March 11. According to a report in the New York Post, Schmeider was crossing Jamaica Avenue in front of the facility when a dark-colored car struck her. The driver of the sedan fled the scene, leaving …
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Two Fatalities After Fire in Long Island Home
Kenneth Roberts, 42, his 12-year-old son, Mekhi and their dog Brownie, were all killed in a Long Island fire after non-working smoke detectors failed to alert them in time. According to a report in People.com, the fire occurred early morning on March 12 in a building on Albemarle Avenue in Hempstead. Roberts’ wife, Lissett Cruz, …
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Bicyclist Killed in Brooklyn Crash Involving Cement Truck
Edwin Delgado, 53, was killed in a bicycle accident in Brooklyn’s Borough Park area, which officials say, involved a cement truck. According to Streetsblog.org, police said Delgado was riding a bicycle south on two-way 16th Avenue just south of 49th Street the afternoon of March 11 when a cement truck driven by a 68-year-old man …
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Construction Worker Injured in SoHo Collision
A worker was injured in a construction site accident after his boom truck was hit by a driver of a box truck. According to ABC7 New York, the incident occurred the morning of March 9 on West Houston Street in SoHo. The box truck hit the boom truck and the worker fell on impact. The …
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Child Killed in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash
A 4-year-old boy, identified as Zachariah Padilla, was killed in a pedestrian accident the morning of March 5, which officials say involved and hit-and-run driver. According to a Streetsblog news report, a vehicle was traveling north on Linden Boulevard when it struck the child. The report states that the driver struck the boy in the …
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