A teacher, who spent much of her life administering to the education of Harlem youth, was killed in a pedestrian accident two years ago. A Manhattan man recently pleaded guilty to causing the car accident that killed the 84-year-old nun and injured four other people.
The fatal accident began as a traffic stop that turned into a Harlem police chase. The suspect was in the driver's seat of a Chrysler Pacifica that was stopped for a robbery investigation.
The evidence presented in a trial provides jurors with the necessary details of the case in order to obtain a fair trial for the parties involved. Victims and their families are given the opportunity to address the court during sentencing hearing in order to speak about the impact a crime has had on their lives. The guilty party also has the chance to make a statement.
A Syracuse man was convicted of causing a fatal drunk driving accident last year. The car accident case was never tried before a jury. The 59-year-old defendant pleaded guilty in April to charges of manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Media reports are filled often with horrifying details of tragic fatal car accidents. However, the cause of a car accident may not be as obvious. In order to provide answers to the authorities and surviving family members, investigators gather evidence, interview witnesses and piece together what they learn. In the meantime, families of victims comfort one another and sometimes are forced to plan the funeral of their deceased loved ones, as they wait to know the reason behind their pain and loss.
This was the case in a recent accident that occurred when a veteran taxi driver and a grandmother died in a crash on the Long Island Expressway.
Investigators of a fatal accident in Herkimer County are wondering why a driver would risk his life and the lives of others over a possible speeding ticket. Was the suspect aware that running from authorities could end in an accident or injury? Did the driver care if result of his negligence would lead to a loss of life?
A Herkimer village police officer noticed a vehicle speeding through a school zone around 11 a.m. The car's driver reportedly hit the gas, rather than obey the officer's signal to pull to the side of the road.
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What transportation officials learn following a fatal bus accident helps shape laws that reduce road risks for future drivers and passengers. An accident like the Bronx crash that killed 15 and injured 18 people last year jolts lawmakers into change that comes with a tremendous sacrifice -- the suffering of the original victims' families.
More than a year after a speeding tour bus flipped over on Interstate 95 at the Westchester County line, a definitive reason for the fatal accident has not been made.
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