admin August 5th, 2010
The Post-Standard reports that a police pursuit ended causing a Syracuse auto accident when crashing into a home.
Police saw an SUV running red lights and disregarding traffic signs, and attempted to pull over the vehicle. The vehicle failed to negotiate a turn, and crashed into a garage attached to a home.
The driver entered the home and was found a short time later hiding in the bathroom. A female resident of the home fled the house when she saw that a man was inside. As she exited the house, she fell and hit her head, and she had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
The investigation into the Syracuse auto accident continues.
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How do you think police should track down violators to prevent Syracuse auto accidents? Often it seems that police chases result in crashes. Do you think it is more dangerous to pursue them or to let them go?
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admin April 21st, 2010
The Niagara Gazette reports that a man was injured in a Niagara Falls motorcycle accident. The crash is being blamed on excessive speed.
According to New York State Police, the driver was traveling in excess of 100 mph when a police officer tried to pull him over. The man continued traveling on his motorcycle and ran two red lights before he crashed into a car that was attempting to back into a driveway near the intersection of Chester Avenue and Military Road.
The man was transported to the hospital to be treated for severe injuries. According to police, the man had been previously ticketed for speeding at a rate higher than 100 mph.
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When does speeding become reckless driving? In this instance, it seems the man had a history of driving at excessive speeds. Do you think his license should have been taken away before this accident? Would it have prevented this accident from occurring?
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admin February 4th, 2010
February 4, 2010
WCAX reports that nine people were injured in a series of accidents on an icy stretch of road.
The Buffalo car accidents happened on a snowy and windy stretch of road around Lake Erie. According to police, several two and three car accidents were reported along the same stretch of Route 5.
Witnesses report that snow was blowing horizontally off the lake, making visibility very difficult. Ten to twenty cars were damaged in the Buffalo car accidents and nine people were transported to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
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admin October 1st, 2009
October 1, 2009
WCAX reports that a woman was killed in a Rochester car accident.
The hit-and-run accident occurred around 7:30pm. Police found the victim lying by a parked car near the intersection where the Rochester auto accident occurred.
The woman was transported to the hospital where she later died from severe internal injuries sustained in the New York auto accident.
The vehicle that struck the woman fled the scene of the crash.
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admin September 24th, 2009
September 24, 2009
WGRZ reports that a New York Senator was involved in a hit-and-run, Niagara Falls auto accident. The senator was stopped at the intersection of Hyde Park and Pine Avenue when his vehicle was struck from behind by another car.
The impact from the Niagara Falls car accident pushed his vehicle into the intersection, while the other car drove off.
The person who caused the New York auto accident was caught and charged with driving under the influence, along with leaving the scene of an accident.
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admin July 30th, 2009
July 30, 2009
WHAM 13 reports that a man was charged with a DWI following a Rochester auto accident.
The Rochester car accident happened when a driver ran a red light and hit a marked police car. The police officer was driving south on Lake Avenue when the accident occurred. The officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
The driver was charged with passing a red light, unlicensed operator and aggravated unlicensed operator following the New York auto accident.
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admin June 25th, 2009
June 25, 2009
The Press and Sun Bulletin reports that a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 caused major delays. The Binghamton auto accident happened as a vehicle was merging onto the combined Interstate 81 South and Route 17 east from the 4S on ramp, struck another vehicle.
According to police, the vehicle merging might have been traveling at a high rate of speed. The impact of the crash sent one vehicle into a concrete divider, where it was then struck by a box truck. The box truck lost control, striking a fourth vehicle in the Binghamton car accident.
The driver of the vehicle that caused the New York auto accident was the only person transported to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
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admin June 4th, 2009
June 4, 2009
The Utica Observer Dispatch reports that three people were injured in a Utica auto accident.
The Utica car accident happened when one vehicle was entering Commercial Drive from an access road. The vehicle collided with another car. Three people suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital following the New York auto accident.
One driver was cited with failure to yield right of way when entering the highway and operating without proof of insurance. The driver of the other vehicle was also cited for operating without proof of insurance.
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admin April 23rd, 2009
April 23, 2009
The Democrat and Chronicle reports that one woman was killed in a single-vehicle Rochester auto accident.
The woman was traveling west on Smith Road when she lost control of her vehicle causing the Rochester car accident.
The vehicle flipped several times and the New York auto accident victim was ejected from the car. The 18-year-old was the only person in the car at the time of the Rochester auto accident.
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admin March 24th, 2009
March 17, 2009
Capital News 9 reports that a police officer was charged with a DWI after a Schenectady auto accident.
The officer hit a stopped car at the intersection of Route 9 and Osbourn Road. The officer took off following the Schenectady car accident and was found stopped down the road. He refused to take a breathalyzer.
A person in the car that was hit was injured in the New York auto accident.
The officer was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
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