#cyclist-crash

#cyclist-crash

In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat. The report noted a spike in fatalities and an increase in pursuits by some departments, including in Houston and New York City.

A female pedestrian (aged in her 80s) was conveyed to St Vincent's University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

"This project is symbolic of what we've done over the last 12 years, reshaping the streets and the city," Christophe Najovski, the city's deputy mayor in charge of green spaces, stated during the opening ceremony.

Police and California Highway Patrol officers stopped a planned takeover of the Bay Bridge by dozens of cyclists Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Two decades ago, the state created a fund with tens of millions of dollars that was supposed to be in a lockbox to crack down on insurance fraud - but instead was funneled simply to law enforcement agencies' general operating funds. As a result only a tiny portion was spent actually fighting fraud.

Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding his bike south on 16th Ave. when the cement truck driver, heading in the same direction, hit him near 49th St. in Borough Park shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to law enforcement.

Hundreds of preventable fatalities and more than 13 million metric tons of climate pollution would be avoided by 2045 if Congress passed legislation that answered advocates' long- time demand to require state DOTs to set declining annual fatality targets - and reallocate highway money to safety projects if they don't meet those goals, according to a new analysis from Evergreen Action.

We are saddened and outraged that yet another life has been taken due to traffic violence. 23 people were needlessly killed on the streets of Oakland in 2025, with untold numbers of others whose lives have been irreparably harmed because of serious injuries due to traffic violence. These injuries and deaths from traffic violence are preventable. Webster Street is a wide, multi-lane road that drivers use to speed to the highway.

Fueled by the expansion of protected bike lanes and bike-sharing systems like Citi Bike, cycling is increasingly becoming a preferred mode of transportation for many New Yorkers. According to data from the NYC Department of Transportation , the number of daily cycling trips rose 64% between 2013 and 2023. A survey from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that more than 762,000 New Yorkers ride a bike regularly.

A fatal collision occurred in Fort Greene Brooklyn, claiming the life of a 65-year-old e-bike rider, according to reports from the NYPD and local news. The incident, involving an FDNY ambulance and the cyclist, happened just past the stroke of 1 a.m. at the intersection of Ashland Place and Willoughby Street. PIX11 News stated that the e-bike was moving southbound when it met with the northbound ambulance.