The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released a report indicating that pedestrian deaths in crashes involving motor vehicles and pedestrians rose a shocking 46% between 2009 and 2016. This is particularly surprising since the number of pedestrian deaths as a result of vehicle accidents was actually lower in 2016 than in 1975, by 20%. Arterials and SUVs Responsible for …
NYC Pedestrian Deaths Fall in 2017, But Remain a Problem
Year after year, New York City remains the most walkable city in the nation, according to Walk Score. The personal and regional benefits of a pedestrian-accessible city are continually tempered, however, with a tradition of triple digit pedestrian deaths each year. One major thoroughfare has contributed significantly to the number of deaths in the past but city officials have shown …
Traffic Deaths Rise Substantially in First Half of 2016
For the first half of 2016, the number of people dying as a result of vehicle accidents rose sharply, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The number of deaths was 10% over the figures for the first half of 2015. In total, the NHTSA says that almost 18,000 people died in the first six months of year, …
Police ID pedestrian struck, killed on Rte. 17K as 78-year-old Newburgh man
Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car Wednesday night on Route 17K near the Stewart Air National Guard base as Thomas Taylor, 78, a town resident. Town police said Taylor was walking across Route 17K about 9:55 p.m. when he was struck in the westbound lane by a car that was traveling westbound. Taylor …
New Square Pedestrian Accident Injures Five Children
According to WABC-TV, five children suffered serious injuries on October 22 after a van struck them in New Square. The accident reportedly happened around 4 p.m., along Brush Lane in the village located in Ramapo. Officials said that the van driver from Chestnut Ridge was traveling south on Bush Lane when he lost control of the vehicle and veered into …
Bergen County DUI Accident Seriously Injures Pedestrian
According to NewJersey.com, a Rutherford man was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault after he lost control of his car on August 22 and struck a utility pole, injuring a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. Victor Kwak, 22, was charged with aggravated assault by auto and driving while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of a school and was issued …