Automobile Accidents

• Boy Struck and Killed by Car in Buffalo

  Chrissie Cole | April 10, 2010 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  An eight-year-old boy has died from the injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car after running into the street on Friday, say Buffalo Police. The boy was struck by the car just after 5:00...

• Four Teens Killed In Car Accident In Clarence

  Chrissie Cole | November 02, 2009 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  Four teens were killed in a tragic car accident Sunday night, when an SUV ran a stop sign and was struck by an oncoming vehicle at an area intersection, said authorities in Erie County, New...

• Tractor-Trailer Falls from NYC Highway Nearly Killing Grandmother, Baby

  Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A grandmother and her granddaughter were nearly killed in a car accident, on Tuesday, when a tractor-trailer fell from an elevated highway and crashed down in front of their car, hitting the hood.The woman was traveling westbound on the Staten Island Expressway with her one-year-old granddaughter, when the truck tumbled off the highway above them. Hearing a very loud sound, the grandmother...

• New York Man and 2 Others Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 30, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A car accident, Wednesday, claimed the lives of three men when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a canal.The accident happened when the driver missed a turn, drove through a field of grass and landed in a canal at 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, according to a police spokeswoman.Three people were killed in the accident, including two brothers - Jesse, 21, of New York, Jorge, 29, of Cape...

• Man, 37, Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 17, 2007 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  New York State Police are investigating a fatal car accident that happened Tuesday night, on the corner of 441 and West Walworth Road in Walworth, Wayne County.Police say, the driver, 37, of Williamson, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an embankment. He was thrown from his SUV and pronounced dead at the scene.Police are still investigating the cause of the crash, but it appears speed...

• Tragic Crash Kills Five High School Graduates

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A horrific car accident claimed the lives of five cheerleaders on Tuesday night after their SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on with a tractor-trailer.The accident occurred only five days after Fairport High School celebrated its graduation. The five girls, cheerleaders, were among the graduating class.The girls were traveling on a two lane highway while being followed by...

• Driver Arrested After Hitting Cop with Vehicle

  Christina Cole | May 24, 2007 2:11 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A man was charged with vehicular assault in a car accident, Thursday, when his car struck a motorcycle operated by an off-duty New York City police officer. The officer sustained critical injuries in the accident, police said.The man, 29, of River Vale, was drunk when his vehicle hit the rear of the motorcycle, police said.The off-duty officer, 27, of West Nyack, suffered severe leg, back and...

• Woman Killed when Car Pins her to Wall

  Christina Cole | April 28, 2007 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A Brooklyn woman, 60, was killed when a car pinned her to a wall in a fatal car accident, police said.The woman, of Flatbush, was hit at approximately 2:30pm when a traffic light at Clarendon Road and New York Avenue that was stuck on red, prompting the driver to continue through the intersection.For a stop light to be malfunctioned with drivers being reckless, it's a recipe for danger and the...

• Woman Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  Police believe a driver with a pre-existing medical condition may be to blame in a fatal car accident that occurred on Monday afternoon.Police say the woman was traveling north on Joseph Avenue when she crashed into a car that was stopped at a red light. The woman then swerved into oncoming traffic colliding with a truck and a parked car. The woman was transported to the hospital where she later...

• Buffalo Man Killed in Ohio Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 2:28 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A Buffalo man is dead and his wife has been critically injured, in a car accident on Monday, when their car crossed the median on Interstate 90 in Ohio and crashed head-on into an oncoming tractor trailer.The man was pronounced dead at the scene, said the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred in Ashtabula County, near Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania. His wife was transported to...