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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'nissanmaxima'

November 12, 2007

A 66-year-old man driving a Nissan Maxima was fatally hit by a drunk driver on Woodhaven Boulevard, between 101st Avenue and 97th Avenue in Ozone Park. Twenty-five-year-old Christopher Rivera, driving a Honda Accord, crossed the road's median around 10:45PM and slammed into the Maxima driving in the opposite direction. The Maxima then hit a third car, a BMW. The Maxima's driver was pronounced dead at the scene, his passenger was injured, as well as Rivera......

Continue Reading "Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash in Queens"

July 15, 2007

Remy Ma, the female rapper who was suspected in a shooting early Saturday morning shortly after leaving Pizza Bar in the Meatpacking District, turned herself in and was questioned by police. According to The New York Times, Ma and the victim were arguing inside Pizza Bar, where they were attending a birthday party, about $3,000 that was missing from the rapper's purse. Makeda Barnes-Joseph––the woman who would eventually get shot––left the party with the rest......

Continue Reading "Remy Ma Arrested for Meatpacking Shooting"

July 8, 2007

An afternoon spree of shootings and carjackings by one man was ended yesterday by police, who fatally shot the suspect in a gun battle where 130+ shots were fired. A 23-year-old named Victor Gordon, with ten arrests already listed on his rap sheet, left his girlfriend's apartment on President St. after an argument. He walked over to St. Paul's Place just south of Prospect Park––perhaps stopping at a few bars along the way––and stole a......

Continue Reading "Drunken Carjacking Gunman Killed by Police"

April 29, 2007

Early yesterday morning, the Q65 bus was hit by a Nissan Maxima whose driver ran a red light at Booth Memorial Avenue and 164th Street in Flushing. According to the MTA, the "Maxima was heading east on Booth Memorial Avenue and entered the intersection through a red light. The Maxima struck the left front corner of the bus." And from the looks of the pictures and TV footage, it was a crazy crash. The......

Continue Reading "Drunk Driver Crashes Into City Bus, 16 Injured"

March 4, 2007

Yesterday, three pedestrians were killed in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan:- At around 12 a.m, Mario Sagastume was hit by a Nissan Maxima when crossed Ashford Street near Liberty Avenue in East New York. The Maxima did not stop, though people were chasing the car. Residents mentioned that there are frequent accidents and that there should be a light at the intersection. - At 4 a.m., a 25-year-old man was killed when a van hit......

Continue Reading "Three Pedestrians Killed Across the City"

January 21, 2007

There's always some sort of trouble in West Chelsea. Last night, two off-duty police officers were assaulted by a group around 4AM. Officers Richard Lomax and Robert DeFazio, friends who both graduated from the Police Academy last year, were in a Ford Explorer that apparently slid on ice at West 28th Street and 10th Avenue. They rear-ended a Nissan Maxima, whose driver and passengers were not happy: Lomax, who was driving, and DeFazio got out......

Continue Reading "Rookie Off-Duty Cops Beaten Up in West Chelsea"

October 19, 2006

A drunk woman fatally hit a pedestrian in a Staten Island parking lot - and not only was the driver drunk, she also naked during the incident. The police say Taliyah Taylor drove her Nissan Maxima into an intersection late last night, hitting 41 year old Larry Simon. Her car then "sideswiped a Toyota, kept going west for about 300 yards, jumped a curb and hurtled an six-foot fence into a parking lot shared by......

Continue Reading "Naked Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian"

August 16, 2006

Last night, a woman was hit and killed by a car on Utica Avenue in Flatlands. The driver, who had a Nissan Maxima with temporary plates, did get out of the car and saw the victim, but then soon left. Some witnesses tried unsuccessfully to follow the driver, and a photographer for the NY Post was actually on the scene. William C. Lopez said the victim had been crossing against the light and seemed oblivious......

Continue Reading "Accidents on Brooklyn Streets"

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