A 67-year-old woman died last night after being hit by a crane while crossing a street in Lower Manhattan (NYC).
The victim was crossing East 10th St. en Alphabet City Monday when the 59-year-old driver turned left onto Avenue C, the NYPD said.
The platform crane hit her when I was at the pedestrian crossing and died at the scene. While police continued to investigate, his name was not immediately released.
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The driver of a tow truck struck and killed a 67-year-old woman crossing a Manhattan street.
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“Her purchases were everywhere next to her body,” he told Daily News a witness who did not want to be identified. “She must have been on the way home after shopping. It’s sad.”
The tow truck driver remained at the scene and it was unclear whether he could see the woman crossing the street before hitting her, police sources said. No charges have been announced against him so far.
The day before, a 22-year-old man was fatally hit by two drivers while crossing a street in The Bronx (NYC) early Sunday morning.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance towards drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York and In many cases the drivers flee. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths for this year 2024. According to the NYPD, cyclist deaths increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014.
In December Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Angelica Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior suspensions off the road by felony charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that resulted in suspensions or revocations.
2024-02-06 17:34:00
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