New York, NY - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

New York - The metropolitan area including New York City, the most populous city in the United States

As of 2013, New York City alone had a population of over 8.4 million and the metropolitan area surrounding it includes millions more. According to a New York Department of Motor Vehicles report in 2013, New York City had 70,403 crashes in that year alone. It also boasts one of the largest subway systems in the world and is a major travel destination worldwide. There are many roadways within the New York metropolitan area including:

Links to recent accidents in the New York area

Here is information on the most recent accidents in the New York metropolitan area:

If someone you know has been in an accident, here are some of the major hospitals in the New York area

Grief support informations for accident victims in the New York area 

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on grief support groups in New York City area or the Long Island area.

New York legal information for accident victims

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in New York, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a New York injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a New York injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is injured or killed in a collision, a New York car accident lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery.

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New York

Most recent accident reports

A 19-year-old Queens man was killed in a crash on the Grand Central Parkway in Kew Gardens late Thursday night, police say.

Date: 
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
City: 
Queens, NY
Type: Car Accident
A 22-year-old man is dead after state police say he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree near Poughkeepsie. Troopers say Earl Carlin sustained severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene on Route 44 around 3:40 a.m. Sunday.
Date: 
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 44
Type: Car Accident

Mount Pleasant Police have identified Alexandra Turcsanyi, 40, as the woman who was killed Friday morning when her Pilot SUV hit a stone wall and a utility pole on Columbus Avenue in Valhalla.

Date: 
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Roadway: 
Columbus Avenue
Type: Car Accident
A city Sanitation truck struck and killed a woman pedestrian on Clove Road in West Brighton on Friday morning, according to a spokeswoman for the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner for Public Information.
Date: 
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Roadway: 
Clove Road

A driver of a stolen minivan lost control Wednesday and struck a mother and two children on a sidewalk in Flatlands, Brooklyn, killing one of the girls, police said.

Date: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Marco Borghese, 70, of Cutchogue, was pronounced dead at Peconic Bay Medical Center, in Riverhead, after a two-vehicle collision June 30, 2014, on Route 25A in Wading River.

Date: 
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 25A
Type: Car Accident

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with Down syndrome on Long Island early Sunday.

Date: 
Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Homicide Squad is investigating a Fatal Vehicular Accident that occurred on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 12:02 AM in Levittown.

Date: 
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Type: Car Accident

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a fatal crash in Smithtown early this morning.

Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
Roadway: 
E. Main Street
Type: Car Accident
Authorities have released the names of those involved in a fatal two-car crash in Livingston County. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday on Route 256 in Sparta.
Date: 
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 256
City: 
Sparta, NY
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

An out-of-control vehicle veered onto a sidewalk on Staten Island and hit two women, killing one of them Monday afternoon, police say.

Date: 
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Roadway: 
Hylan Boulevard

One man from New York City and another from Argentina were severely burned Monday afternoon in a crash in Dutchess County. New York State Police responded at 4:12 p.m. to the crash on Chestnut Ridge Road in the town of Dover.

Date: 
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Fire

A truck driver was killed Wednesday morning after a manhole cover exploded on the Cross Bronx Expressway and flew through the truck's windshield, hitting the driver in the head, police say.

Date: 
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Police say an off-duty New York City police officer has been killed in a motor cycle accident in Queens. It occurred on Linden Boulevard and 158th Street around 5 p.m. Monday.
Date: 
Sunday, June 1, 2014

A 63-year-old woman died Saturday after she was struck by a car involved in a multiple vehicle crash in Brooklyn, officials said.

Date: 
Friday, May 30, 2014