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Rockland County Resident Injured in Thruway Accident
According to CBS News, nine people were injured, including a Rockland County resident, in a vehicle accident on the New England Thruway in the Bronx on April 25. The news outlet reported that the accident occurred at 5 a.m. near the Connor Street exit. The vehicle, a Cadillac Escalade, slammed into a wall near the exit ramp on the northbound …
Numerous Violations Reported in NYC Scaffolding Accident
Updating a previous blog post, the Department of Buildings said that there were more than three dozen violations at a Manhattan construction site where a worker fell 13 stories to his death last month. The accident occurred on April 2, at around 2:10 p.m., near the Dream Hotel, at 210 W. 55th St., in Midtown. The worker, Lukasz Stolarski, 34, …
Math Teacher Charged in DUI Accident That Left Officer Critically Injured
According to NorthJersey.com, a Lodi High School teacher was charged last week in connection to a drunk driving accident that left a Bergen County police officer critically injured. The news outlet reported that Michael Ettz, 36, a math teacher and coach, has been charged with aggravated assault, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily …
Ten Employees Charged In Rochester Nursing Home Abuse Case
A press release issued by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman last month indicated that criminal charges were filed against 10 employees of a Rochester nursing home over allegations of abuse and neglect. According to the release, the employees, who worked for Blossom North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, are accused of mistreating a former resident. An investigation, conducted …
Midtown Scaffolding Accident Results in Death
According to CBS New York, a construction worker fell to his death in a scaffolding accident in Midtown NYC on April 2. The station reported that the accident occurred around 2:10 p.m. around the Dream Hotel, at 210 W. 55th St., near Broadway. The victim was allegedly working on the façade of the building at the time of the accident …
Teen Suffers Serious Injuries in West Haverstraw Pedestrian Accident
According to LoHud.com, a 15-year-old had to undergo surgery after a car jumped a curb in West Haverstraw and hit him as he walked along the sidewalk on April 1. The boy reportedly suffered multiple compound fractures and head injuries. As of last week, he was being treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The driver involved in the accident, …
Long Island Nursing Home Residents Suffer Horrific Deaths
According to WNBC-TV, the families of two Korean War veterans in Long Island are furious with a nursing home over alleged neglect. The family members say that their loved ones suffered gruesome deaths last year—in one case, a former soldier died because his bedsores grew large and deep. WNBC said the bedsores were so large, at one point a human …
NYC Brothers Admit Guilt in Divorce “Get” Kidnapping Scheme
In a bizarre story catching national attention, two Brooklyn brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to coerce a man into giving his wife a religious divorce or “get” as part of an eight-member gang led by a rabbi. According to LoHud.com, Avrohom and Moshe Goldstein pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to crossing state lines to commit extortion …
Driver With 41 License Suspensions Involved in Bergen County DUI
According to NorthJersey.com, a Newark man whose license was suspended 41 times was allegedly intoxicated when he drove a vehicle in the wrong direction on Route 46 and struck another vehicle head-on, seriously injuring a 25-year-old woman on March 12 in Elmwood Park. The injured victim, a Lyndhurst resident, was a passenger in the vehicle struck by the allegedly intoxicated …