Personal Injury Law

Harlem Auto Accident Kills 1 and Injures 7

One person died and seven people suffered injuries after an out-of-control Chevy Astro van jumped a curb and rammed into people on a sidewalk in Harlem. The van?s driver, who has not been identified, died in this auto accident, six people suffered serious injuries and one 3-year-old who was pinned under the vehicle suffered critical injuries, according to a news report on WCBS-TV.

The Astro van reportedly took a sharp turn into a sidewalk on the busy corner of East 125th Street. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the driver appeared to have passed out in the vehicle. Officials are looking at whether a medical condition may have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. There is no indication whether alcohol or drugs may have played a part in this fatal auto accident. Officials also told the New York Times that no other vehicles forced the van on to the curb.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on May 10, 2008 (boomark / email).