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A car accident seriously injured a Woman and a Man who required urgent medical attention. The two victims were said to be in a critical condition and needed hospital treatment, explains a source.

The accident occurred in Pasadena, on Solley Road. The car lost control late on Thursday night and spun off the road at speed. It then hit a large pole in the center of the road which caused serious injuries to both occupants inside the vehicle.

According to the report obtained by the police, both the 42 year old driver, and 24 year old passenger were seriously injured. Eye witness reports report that the car was traveling at excessive speeds along Solley Road. The driver of the car lost control and crossed the center of the road. This caused her to strike a signpost which caused the car and occupants serious injury. First aiders were the first on the scene and offered first aid healthcare.

The impact severely damaged the car which needed to be towed off the road as quickly as possible. The car was towed off the road as soon as the occupants were removed and sent to hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger required inpatient treatment for several days before they were considered stable. They were then released from the hospital and allowed to go home. However, it is thought that both people will suffer from ongoing problems as a direct result of the accident.

The fire service responded and helped to cut the injured people out of the car. The two injured people were transported to the local Shock Trauma Center. Both the man and the woman were said to be in serious condition and were suffering from life threatening injuries. Due to the seriousness of the injuries it was important that both people were removed from the car as quickly and safely as possible.

The local police department is still investigating the case and searching for more evidence. However, the police report suggests that they believe driver error and alcohol were to blame. Police in New York City and Long Island are always on the lookout for drunk drivers. No charges have currently been filed as the investigation is ongoing.

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Four vehicles which took part in a fund raising convoy to try to raise funds for children were involved in a car accident. The four vehicles hit each other on Route 15.

A report states that this was a very serious accident. Two of the people in the convoy were hurt so badly that they required being airlifted to hospital.

The other participants were not injured as badly. These people were transported by ambulance to Gettysburg Hospital to be treated for their injuries.

The convoy was intended to raise money for the Children’s Charity – Make-A-Wish Foundation. But it ended causing serious injuries to many people involved.

The event was held to mark the tenth anniversary of the convoy. There were many people who lined the route to wish the participants well. This should of been a very happy occasion, it's just a shame that it ended this way.

According to a report read by the rep the accident happened 22 minutes after the convoy first set off.

The impact of the first vehicle caused other vehicles to be pushed together. The vehicles are thought to of been traveling at an average speed of 45 miles per hour. It only started raining after the crash occurred, so it is not thought that the weather had a role in the accident. The force of the vehicles hitting together was so severe that at least two people were thrown from their vehicles.

One or two people who were ejected from their vehicles were run over by one truck. One person remained trapped under the truck until he could be rescued by firefighters explained the witness.

Two of the vehicles involved in the accident were seriously damaged. They needed to be towed away from the scene. The larger trucks suffered only minor damage and could be driven away.

A number of the emergency vehicles which responded were actually traveling in the same convoy. An investigation is currently undergoing into the exact cause of the car accident. It is not suspected that alcohol or fast speeds were to blame.

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A teenage driver was charged on Monday for causing injury due to drunk driving. Three workers were injured as a result of her actions.

The accident happened on Thursday on I-77. The police report suggests that the teenage woman hit the back of a construction truck which was parked at the side of the highway. Although there was nobody in the truck, the force of the impact pushed the truck into three highway maintenance workers who were standing on the solder of the highway.

The report read by the police shows that two of the workers had fairly minor injuries which did not require hospitalization. Only one of the workers was injured seriously and he was transported to the Metro Health Medical Center.

The worker with the serious injuries required hospital treatment over the weekend. By Saturday, though, he was discharged from hospital as his condition had improved. It's thankful that nobody was killed in this car accident.

The accident highlights the risks that people take to maintain the highways and roads. Although most of the construction happens during the day, there is also some work done at night. The reporter on the story says that motorists need to look out for road workers and slow down accordingly. Slowing down for workers in Long Island and NYC will make it much safer for everyone.

The police report shows that the trucks lights were switched on when the car accident occurred. It is suggested that the only reason this happened was because she was over the drunk drive limit. Eye witnesses report that the driver tried to dispose of evidence by throwing a bear can out of her window at the time of the accident. This was later recovered by police and used as evidence in the case.

The teenage driver was arrested at the scene for driving on a suspended license and operating the vehicle impaired. On Monday the suspect was charged with one count of Driving While Intoxicated, one count of tampering with evidence, and two counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle.

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An observer described a car accident involving four cars that killed one woman at the scene and left a man severely injured.

It appeared that the 40-year-old man was driving a black SUV and smashed into the 64-year-olds car at an intersection. On impact, both cars spun out of control into the middle of the intersection where they also crashed into two other vehicles, the person recounted.

He explained that the police had arrested and planned on testing the driver of the SUV for drugs and alcohol. The man’s behavior and the nature of the accident were classic signs for driving under the influence, police observed.

The woman in the vehicle that was hit was apparently just sitting at a red light when she was hit expectantly. Police said she lived only a few miles away from the scene of the car accident and leaves behind a husband and several grandchildren.

“It’s a sad story and I wish there was something we could have done to save her,” said a local police officer. “The paramedics got there fast but they said it looked like she was killed on impact.”

Police investigated these types of accidents and said that multiple car crash frequency has gone down only 10% since 1990 compared with a 20% decrease in regular traffic accidents.

It’s a positive sign that the frequency of accidents has gone down but the fatality rate doesn’t seem to change when multiple vehicles are involved. Somebody’s life is almost always lost unfortunately, one observer explained.
When looking at the rate of alcohol-related accidents and any other substance abuse behind the wheel, the numbers have gone down dramatically.

“Driving under the influence faces much stiffer penalties today than it did even 20 years ago so people aren’t taking the chance as much as they used to. Still, when this type of accident occurs it’s also rare that somebody doesn’t lose a life,” pointed out one individual who is familiar with what happens in NYC and Queens.

Hospital officials could not be reached for comment.

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Two men were injured, one of them fatally, in a recent single car accident. The young men were driving an older pickup truck when it went off the road and into a ditch. The vehicle hit a road sign when it went onto the side of the road. Police did not say if the men were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the incident or whether the vehicle had airbags.

One of the young men was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The other young man was hospitalized while receiving treatment for his injuries. His injuries were severe enough that he was later transported to a second hospital to get further treatment.

At the time of this article, the man had been released from the hospital. It was not known if he had been released by his doctor or if he had left the hospital against doctor’s orders, states a New York Car Accident Law Firm. Because of the severity of the injuries, the young man will probably require long term medical care, although the exact nature of his injuries was unknown at this time.

Local police say that the area where the accident occurred was the site of over 30 such fatal accidents over the past two years. They suspect that the large number of fatalities is related to the proximity to an area where local young people like to gather to drink. Police believe that alcohol played a role in the accident. In New York City and especially in Long Island Drunk Driving in not tolerated at all.

The police report was not immediately available so it was unknown what was the driver’s blood alcohol level was at the time of the accident or whether there was any suspicion of drugs. Because the passenger of the vehicle was the one who died in the accident, charges are likely to be filed in the incident, explains a New York Car Accident Law Firm. If the evidence in this case points to charges of driving under the influence, the young man may be facing jail time. Police have reserved their comments at this time pending further investigation into the events of the evening in question.

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