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Troy pedestrian accident victim dies Sunday

November 27, 2007

A woman who was injured in a Troy pedestrian accident on Nov. 17 has passed away, according to the Albany Times Union. The 46-year-old New York pedestrian accident victim was crossing the street around 7:30 p.m. when she was struck by a northbound vehicle.

The man who caused the accident cooperated with police and will not be charged. A police investigation found that the pedestrian accident victim was not in a marked crosswalk when she was hit.

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Anti-text messaging bill aims to prevent New York auto accidents

November 20, 2007

The Post-Standard reported that a senator is proposing a bill that would fine drivers $100 for sending text messages while driving in an effort to reduce New York car accidents.

The bill proposal comes just months after a horrific crash that took the lives of five teenage girls that had graduated from high school just days earlier. Police cited the inexperience of the driver and several calls and text messages that were made from her phone during the minutes up to the fiery New York auto accident.

Police are unsure if the driver was the one making the calls and sending the text messages. The car accident happened at night when the young woman crashed into a tractor-trailer on a two-line highway, and her SUV burst into flames, killing her and the other four occupants.

Using a hand-held cell phone while driving was outlawed in New York in 2001.

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Child injured in Utica car accident

November 16, 2007

A child was critically injured in a Utica auto accident Friday when he was hit by a vehicle about 8:10 p.m. No charges have been filed yet in the New York car accident.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the child was being interviewed and police were investigating the case late Friday night. The child was taken to a local hospital in critical condition to be treated for his auto accident injuries.

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New York car accident injures one

November 13, 2007

A woman rear-ended another driver at a traffic light Monday morning, leaving one person injured from the New York auto accident, according to the Observer Dispatch. The woman was cited for following too closely.

Around 11:28 a.m., the driver who caused the New York car accident was treated for neck and chest pain at the scene of the accident and then transported to a hospital for further evaluation.

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Three hospitalized after Thursday New York auto accident

November 9, 2007

Three people were sent to the hospital Thursday with injuries sustained in a New York auto accident, according to The Observer-Dispatch. Three vehicles were slowing to a stop at an intersection when the car at the back rear-ended the middle vehicle, slamming it into the first car.

The 47-year-old driver of the middle vehicle and his passenger were both taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center for evaluation, along with the driver who caused the New York car accident. The man who caused the car accident was cited for following too closely and driving with a suspended license.

Popularity: 44% [?]

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Couple in separate vehicles involved in New York car accident

November 6, 2007

A woman died and a man was injured in a two-vehicle New York auto accident, according to The Observer-Dispatch—the two have been a couple for over 20 years. The accident happened around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon and police say the man’s pickup truck was in the opposite lane of the road when the New York car accident happened.

Both of the auto accident victims were wearing seat belts at the time of the collision and police say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. The woman died of her New York auto accident injuries at the scene and the man is recovering at a Syracuse hospital.

Popularity: 45% [?]

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New York car accident puts one man in the hospital

November 2, 2007

The Times Union reported that a Schenectady car accident has hospitalized a man with a head injury. The New York auto accident left an SUV upside down in the road, whose driver was the one injured, and a Honda Civic damaged. The driver of the Civic did not suffer car accident injuries according to police.

The Schenectady auto accident is being investigated because, according to a policeman, one of the vehicles should have been stopped at a red light.

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