Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'jacobihospital'
January 12, 2008
A 37-year-old man ended his train trip atop a Metro-North car at the Pelham station, where he fell or was pulled from the train's roof, while on fire and suffering from burns after coming into contact with a high voltage power cable. Accounts of the incident differ, but do agree on the fact that the adventurer was named Eric Chavez, he suffered burns on his body, and that it was somewhat of a miracle that......
Continue Reading "Electrifying Ride Atop Metro-North Train"September 2, 2007
Shocked family and friends are mourning the deaths of four people who died in a car accident on East Tremont Avenue near Commonwealth early yesterday morning. The police believe that the GMC Envoy was traveling at least 80 MPH (and witnesses think it was closer to 90-95 MPH) when it hit a utility pole and flipped over twice. The NY Times reports the car "hit the pole with such force that its roof was shorn......
Continue Reading "Speed a Factor in Fatal Bronx Car Accident"September 1, 2007
A terrible accident in the Bronx: Police believe that an SUV on East Tremont was speeding around 4AM when it crashed into a telephone pole and flipped over. 1010WINS says the vehicle was "ripped apart" at Commonwealth Avenue. Three men were ejected from the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth passenger, a woman, died at Jacobi Hospital. Over 34 million people are expected to be driving 50 miles or more during......
Continue Reading "Four Dead in Bronx SUV Accident "January 27, 2007
The tragic death of two year old Anthony Pena, who suffocated in a plastic storage container in his Bronx home, was ruled an accident by the ME's office. The parents had put Anthony, his 6 year old brother, and 4 year old sister to bed, but the children got out of bed to play hide and seek. Little Anthony was left in a plastic toy storage container, with the top sealed, when his siblings forgot......
Continue Reading "Bronx Child's Death Ruled an Accident"January 9, 2007
Yesterday, a Bronx woman told police that her baby had been abducted at gunpoint while at Jacobi Hospital, where the baby had a checkup. But now the police say there was never an abduction. It turns out the woman had been changing her story to the police "every half hour," according to a Daily News source. The police questioned her story, partly because the mother waited 45 minutes after the alleged abduction before calling 911.......
Continue Reading "Strange Missing Bronx Baby Search Story"December 26, 2006
Showing off a .357 caliber gun turned deadly when a shot Fidel Gonzalez meant to go out the window actually hit his brother in the head. Twenty-eight year old Jorge Gonzalez died from being shot in the head, and the police believe that brothers had been drinking during the evening. Apparently the brothers, including a third brother, had been hosting a holiday party and had been drinking tequila. Around 3:45AM, Fidel Gonzalez fired a gun......
Continue Reading "Brother Kills Brother In Drunken Moment"November 4, 2006
Five year old Sarah Felix was killed during a fire in her family's Bronx apartment, and her father Diogenes Felix was burned when making repeated visits back into the apartment to find her. Six year old sister Angela, who suffered burns on 60-70% of her body, was saved by 12 year old brother Diogenes Felix Jr. Felix Jr. was reportedly the one who noticed the fire first, when he got up to go to......
Continue Reading "Bronx Fire Kills 5 Year Old Girl"December 12, 2005
The killing of police officer Daniel Enchautegui (left)continues to be investigated, as the two suspects, Daniel Armento and Lillo Brancato, were charged with second degree murder. Police now believe that Armento, 48 years old, and Brancato, 29 years old, were searching for Valium when they broke into a Bronx home. Enchautegui, who was off-duty and at home next door, had heard the break-in. Police believe that Echautegui identified himself as a police officer, but was......
Continue Reading "Bronx Tale of Tragedy"
